Keeping My Eye on the Prize

As I mentioned in my post earlier this week I would let you all know how my exams went, and well, I can finally tell everyone cause the verdict is in, I got all A's! I am still surprised, especially on my anatomy exam. However, though I did really well on my exams it has made me that much more focused on the prize at the end which is a medical degree, being able to become a pediatrician, and get back to the love of my life, Nicholas. Though my brain was fried I had to keep plugging away this week, and this weekend will be spent having some fun but studying hard. I know whatever I am doing is working, but I am stepping it up a notch! That means 7am school mornings, staying late at school, meeting with professors to go over material, and crush my exams the rest of the semester. 

I received a care package from my family yesterday and boy was I surprised! I only asked for a few things, but they put so much food and love into the package I was smiling from ear to ear. My mom knows all my favorite snacks like goldfish and swedish fish and even put in Halloween candy! I also got a new potholder and oven mitt so no more burning my hands (YAY!)

On another note, I got to meet with my advisor for the first time today. He is also the new Associate Anatomy Professor! We had a talk about clinicals and setting up a relationship with other hospitals back home that would allow me to do core rotations at hospitals near nick! This was AMAZING news. However this means I need to work 10X harder to make sure I keep my A's, ace my boards, and work hard and persistently to set up a relationship and show hospitals that they want to take me as a clinical student. This would allow nick and I to plan our future together, and would allow me to be closer to my family. 

Back home it is my little sister's junior year homecoming! I am sad I cannot be there to see her all dressed up. Also my daddy's 50th birthday is coming up and I have to miss that too. Which makes me sad, but I am trying to look on the bright side that if I do this program and succeed I can go home and will be able to be near my family! I miss them more than anything. I hate not being able to go to lunch and dinner with them like I was used to at JC.

One last random thought and I will let you all go, but speaking of JC... I believe my undergrad prepared me for medical school. I got 100% on my cell bio and molecular biology exam and all I can think of is all of my bio professors who have drove that information into my head for the past couple of years. I truly believe that looking at my outcomes that I made the right decision to come here. It has challenged me in ways that I never thought imaginable. I have learned so much information in such a short amount of time and that reservoir of information is just going to get bigger as the days, weeks, months, and years progress! I have been blessed with this opportunity and cannot wait to see what the next few weeks hold!


Till next time!
Future Dr. Emma XOXO