Ever feel like you don't know what to do with your life? Not sure you could choose one career for the rest of your life? Well that's exactly how I felt for a long time. In fact my dream of becoming a physician did not really begin until two years ago when my wife was already 3 months pregnant. It was towards the end of my graduate coursework that I realized I wanted to pursue a career as a medical doctor. I began this blog about one year before I was accepted and sparsley documented my MCAT prep and addmissions process. Now that I am in I will be recording how well (or not so well at times) I handle the rigors of being a husband, father, and medical student. My intention is to show that one can have a family and hobbies and still be a successful medical student. I hope this blog will be an inspiration to others taking a non traditional path to their career and also be a little entertaining.



Sunday, August 7, 2011

Week 1 Review

WOW!  That was intense.  Here is a quick summary of the week.  I don't have time to do anything more than "quick". 

I just finished my first full week of medical school and it was a little more involved than I had expected. I was right however, about howmuch I thought I would enjoy it.  I am loving it.  I never thought I would see theday where I was studying about 6 hours a day (outside of class) and wishing I had more time.  Below is a quick log of the week and then it's back to the books. The total hours reported is time spent studying outside of class, it does not include class time.

M 8/1- Had class from 7:30 to 3:30 today with one hour lunchbreak. 
            Studied from 4-5 reviewing lecture and then spent
            from 9:00 - 12midnight in the lab ---------------------------------4 hours
T 8/2 - Again full day of class (and MBTI workshop) 
            Books 4-6 and again from 8-1 ------------------------------------ 7 hours
W 8/3 Full day of class - Books 4-5, Lab 8-11 -------------------------- 4 hours
R 8/4 Class (7:30- 2:30) - 3-6 books, 8-11 lab, 11:30-1AM books-- 7.5 hours
F 8/5 Class 7:30-4:00 - Book 4-6 ------------------------------------------ 2 hours    
         (actually got over 5 hours of sleep)
S 8/6 Group Study 9-2, 4:00-6:00, and then self study from 10-1 --- 10 hours
S 8/7 Group Study 2-6, Self Study 10-12 --------------------------------- 6 hours

WEEKLY TOTAL (Not including class)---------------------------------------------------------40.5 hours

Time to go to bed, cuz I'll be putting in more time next week.  Goodnight.
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