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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Happiness is a Fourth Year Med Student

This post is for anyone stuck in the preclinical years of medical school, thinking that those days will never end, studying 12+ hours every day, dreaming of one day being able to actually talk to a patient (nevermind actually help them!). It's a long road, but here are a list of things you have to look forward to during the first few months of your fourth and final year in medical school:

  • Determining and officially declaring your chosen specialty.
  • The moment you submit your application to residency programs after compiling the application and documents over several weeks/months.
  • Accepting your first interview offer.
  • Finishing the last exam of your medical school career.
  • Getting the results from your last exam of med school.
  • Reading through some really thoughtful and personalized evaluations from attendings you've worked with.
  • Seeing third years studying for the shelf exams, relishing in the fact that you've already taken them!
  • Having the weekends off (I haven't worked a weekend since I was on neuro back in April!)
  • Compiling a "Fourth Year Bucket List" (it's already a full page long)
    • Consisting of things such as: Enjoy a weekend in Chicago, Spend Christmas in England, but also some more mundane things like: Go To the Art Museum, Run A Half Marathon, Visit (a nearby city), Check Out the Casino, etc.


AND a few extras that have made me so happy in the past few weeks:

  • I became an auntie for the fourth time (reminding me of how much I love newborns, life is truly amazing!)

  • My little sister is engaged to a really great guy, making up a really perfect couple...!
  • Planning my wedding while my sister plans hers is really great! I love sharing this experience with her!
  • My eldest brother and his wife are pregnant with their third child! Due Date is a few weeks before my wedding! I love that our family keeps growing!
  • My fiance returned from a 17-day trip to England to visit family - so happy to have him back in my life!
  • I have time to do SO MUCH STUFF because I'm only working around 40 hours/week with WEEKENDS OFF!
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