16 more hours... and I will be finished (and hopefully have passed) my ACLS training course!
Did I mention I was finished with med school coursework? I didn't? Really? WELL, I AM!!! Had my dermatology final last Thursday (A)pediatrics final on Monday (B+), handed in my geriatrics and clinical integration exams on Wednesday night (A, and A), and had all day ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) training on Thursday. Friday I went out for a looooooong ride on the motorcycle with Beth, and then came back home and celebrated with some orgasmic fish tacos and special lemonade (mmmm ...Taco Nazo (Senor Baja)). Today ... well, it's been nothing but cramming complex algorithms for vasopressor and anti-arrhythmic drugs, doses, and when to shock patients into my head for 12 hours. My exam is at 2pm tomorrow, and then it's back home to pop the bubbly (prosecco) and smoke some cigars by the fire with the g/f.
Alas, it's back to the grind on Monday-Wednesday: I have orientation for my clinical rotations: PPD tests, getting fit for masks, scrubs, etc. Rest of the week I will be back hitting the books and studying for the boards - which, by the way, is June 14. (Remember the MCAT??? This is worse. Times 10,000. Seriously, don't even speak to me until June 16... maybe 17th. I'm not kidding. If you thought I was Type A and uptight 3 years ago... you ain't seen nothin' yet.)
Oh Yes. There will be plenty of celebrating with friends, too. ALL WEEK LONG! There's a party or 10 just about every night this week, including the annual HUGE bonfire at the beach in Corona del Mar...
For those of you playing along back east (and those of you looking for a warning shot across the bow), I will be returning to CT/NY on June 18 for 3-4 days to visit friends and family. (N.B. I will be traveling alone, so for those of you who are disappointed in that, don't complain to me! Complain directly to her - I am not the one with the uber-important job...) I am coming back home to LA on the 21/22 because I begin my Obstetrics and Gyn rotation at the crack of dawn on June 25. Email me, call me, txt me - let's make plans now!
Posted by LA at May 05, 2007 11:41 PM