3 months in, where have i gone? |
i realized today as i shaved my rough face that viewing life in residency requires constant validation/review/evaluation. in the first few days and weeks of July and August, I found that i was ju...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:22:00 GMT |
living ’life’ as an intern |
it's easy to become caught up with one's life as a resident. go to work, come home when the sun has set. eat some food, try to study for an hour or two, watch tv for an hour and then sleep ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:27:00 GMT |
my first brush with death |
we as a generation aren't used to the tests of the 'oral' style. everything we take is of the MC variety, so it was always interesting to have those oral stations in anatomy or other classes in ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:35:00 GMT |
view on work |
i told myself that i was going to change as a surgeon. i was going to study hard each day and only rest when i could go to bed feeling comfortable with what i had learned or done that day. it may not ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:13:00 GMT |
stormy night, (relatively) calm mind |
work wasn't half bad today. maybe it was the fact that i was in a comfortable environment again, hearing lectures again like a student. or maybe it was because i saw my newly-made surgery friends, aft...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:46:00 GMT |
perspective |
called up my dad tonight as i was feeling quite low. i explained to him my troubles. the reading assignments i put off until the day b4, the apartment which i don't know when i can move into and ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:07:00 GMT |
fast food junkie |
i stopped by taco bell for dinner. my first meal of the day. as i returned home, i opened the wrapper to my crisp double decker taco and as i opened my mouth wide, i suddenly became disgusted and lost...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:21:00 GMT |
wallowing like a pig in the mud |
i guess maybe the question is, when does a person stop believing in him/herself? if you were to hurt a person badly, you know emotionally/mentally not physically, repeatedly over and over, w...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:52:00 GMT |
the day the music died |
i like to sing in the car. i sing along with the radio and whatever song is on my ipod. i always sing. unless espn radio is on. then i listen to whatever nonsense they are talk...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:19:00 GMT |
surgery: mission ludicrous? |
i'm not a decisive person. before i used to LIKE to say that one of my strengths is that i look at all sides of the issue before passing judgment/comment/etc. i'm thorough not rash. that's...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:28:00 GMT |
