Exactly one year ago I met one of my current medical school classmates (who is now one of my closests friends) at my first interview, which happened to be here at Tufts. It's amazing to think of the chances, that we would end up here together and then become such close friends. I remember sitting at the table during lunch, nervous, eager, excited, stressed… basically full of emotion… talking to a current Tufts med student and listening to his experiences and take on life in medical school.
Today, exactly a year later, my friend and I are on the other side of the table…. one might say "the tide has turned," or "the winds have changed…" what I mean by that is we are back at that same table but this time eating lunch with interviewees who are asking about our experiences in medical school and our take on Tufts. A lot has changed in a year. I have an entirely new set of friends, live in a new environment, switched from the West to East coast, officially went into major debt, and have even seen patients who take my clinical advice as if I were a physician…. silly.
With our first exam behind us followed by an awesome night of dancing and partying, we are back in the mix. Starting at 8:30am the next day, we had a patient presentation on Lupus, followed by more dull science-heavy courses, and now preparing for the start of my shadowing experience in the emergency department at Tufts med. The amount of time to unplug and chill is essentially zero. During lunch with the interviewees, we were asked how med school compared to being an undergrad…. as much as I want to say its not a huge change… it really is. Imagine having a midterm in Genetics, Biochem, cell bio, and molecular bio on the same day (a 3.5 hour test), but instead of having plenty of time to study, you don't because so much is going on… clinic, other activities, soccer, seeing friends, sleep, cooking food, exercise… yep, it gets to the point where you actually factor in how much time you will spend cooking… I rarely cook anymore. It's sad.
On the note of time, I've run out of it and will have to write/blog some more stuff later. Off I go to the emergency department to get a taste of life in the fast lane!
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