Medicine is getting harder to write about. I think perhaps this is because I am now a med student- and I know this to my core. There is no doubt about it- my uni isn't going to suddenly realise that my place was a mistake and ask me to leave the course!
When kids are little they seem to have the need to let everyone know that they go to school or that they are now a 'big' kid. However as they grow into being a student and an actual big kid there is no need to dwell on the fact. Studying medicine is beginning to feel normal and I am starting to feel secure in my ability to 'make it' as a doctor.
This feeling of security is a little bit of a shock. I know last week that I made the decision not to stress about passing exams anymore, but this is ridiculous. I haven't felt this peaceful or full of joy for months, possibly since I found out that I got into medicine in October last year. Exams are in two weeks and everyone is freaking out and me the 'stress head' is laughing, skipping and relaxing. I feel like I'm on holidays. Don't worry though I have revised everything at least once and have a plan to revise it all again, with a special focus on pharmacology (which does my head in).
This brings me to my big 'ah ha' moment for the week. Oh dear what an occupational therapy phase- 'ah ha moment'! Perth is pretty sunny during the day, but nights are freezing. I literally study with my winter coat on, uggboots and a granny lap blanket and sometimes even a warm hat. A couple of nights ago this cold was so penetrating that I couldn't sleep for two hours despite numerous socks and blankets. In the end I put on uggboots and crawled back into bed. Never before have I had to sleep with shoes on!!! The following day I purchased a hot water bottle and my house no longer feels cold. The hot water bottle was so simple and yet it solves everything. Maybe medicine is like my house- yes it is harder than most degrees, but perhaps there is something simple (like a hot water bottle) that will make it more possible.
The wonderful thing is I think I've discovered it. A simple yet comprehensive routine makes medicine quite easy (we'll see if I pass these exams if this is true!!). This is my recipie for passing medicine next semester.
1. Always go to bed around 10/11pm. Get 8 hours sleep.
2. Always get 30 minutes of exercise each day- preferably through running
3. Always complete the core learning material for each week on the weekend
4. Always cook one big meal each week and freeze lots of serves
5. Always revise the anatomy pracs and do readings on the train
6. Always revise each week (Thursdays) in this order:
- The week before's content
- an earlier week (starting with the first week of the year and then the next the following week and so on)
7. Give my self a quick pharmacology test or clinical skills test every week night that I study
8. Always take one night off each week
9. Stop being a fool and use my OT skills to buy an office chair that won't hurt my back!
10. Stay in regular contact with people back home
This means that I'll be healthy, happy and have revised everything even before exams hit. Yay!!!!!!
Can you now see why I feel so happy? I finally have a plan- and a plan that is GOOD.
This week we've continued studying reproduction and the urinary system. I had no idea how complicated the whole system is. Things I do like though is that the prostate gland makes an antibacterial substance to help protect the sperm and the oviduct makes glycogen (stored sugar) to feed the fertilised egg. It's also amazing to hear how wrong our previous understanding of the system is. Some of us used to think that the egg exploded inside the uterus and that's where periods came from. Other people thought women laid the eggs a little like chickens and yet others thought both females and men make sperm. Ah how fun our tutes have been this fortnight!!!
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