first breath of Medicine

Finally, after almost 10 long years of dreaming of entering Med School, I am at Med School now. wheeew!!!! Fortitude was I guess the main reason that I was able to relive my dream every single day. and now that I am here, it really feels so good to be with a bunch of people who shares the same dream as I have, the dream I've been longing for since teddy bear years.

Allow me then to share in this blog the first taste of air I have breathed in at Med School. hmmmm, on the first day of school, well everyone's excited to know who's who and to get acquainted with new classmates. The enthusiasm was kinda like more of entering High School where everyone was very excited. And since the first day was more on general assembly and orientation for the new students with all the upper classmen and all the faculty, we first years really thought that it will just be kinda like a very easy going day. after all it's the first day and well, what can they expect from us, we're just first years... the baby of the medical world... (sad to say later we've found out that we are not the baby of the medical world, rather we are the lowest form *the planktons perhaps* of the medical world).

The whole morning was spent with orientation and by the afternoon, classes began. we didn't expect so much for our class, we thought that instead of the actual Anatomy Laboratory schedule for the whole afternoon, the teacher will just leave us some few words and dismiss us. but sad to say, WE WERE ALL WRONG!!!!! that very afternoon, our professor in anatomy already started her lecture... 4 straight hours!!!!! very draining for a start-up and we weren't prepared... and it seemed, the same utterances were made all throughout that week... we were not yet READY!!!!

In the first week, the faculty already showed us what MED LIFE was and what it SHOULD be. pre-tests that quite left us with our nose bleeding, reports to be done right away, and more upcoming quizzes were the appetizers of the first week. Upper years told us that the only thing we have to do in Med School is READ READ READ READ READ READ and READ!!!! MED LIFE is 99% MEd and 1% Life. hehe.... every second counts. And so at the end of the week, almost all of us had 70% blood loss as compared to the eager beaver attitude we all had at the beginning of our Medical education.

And oh well, it becomes tougher and tougher each day. There was a constant pounding in our hearts on what more acidic test will be given on the following day or how much more pages and chapters be added for the following days discussion and so on.

As for my part, I relied on my adaptation skills. after all in whatever circumstances, species try to adapt to environment, and so do I. But despite of all the fear I have if i can make it through, my heart just wouldn't stop leaping for joy for the very fact that the fountain of my inspiration, and the very desire of my heart is now almost near reality. I am at Med school now, all I have to do now is to believe that I have what it takes, and with Faith I can make this through. =)