Saturday, September 29, 2012

Anatomy Exams I & II

Well, as of today we are already finished with half of anatomy, and we have blown through the entire body except the neck and head, which we will start this Monday.  Crazzy!!  In the exams were tough, but with persistent studying achieving a decent grade is doable.  A few notes on that:

1. There is a different study skill required for being great on the " Practical ".  It's hard to do equal on both " Written " and " Practical " becase of this.

2. Depending if you have a 1000 lb brain then you can obtain a great grade on both, but since I only have a brain that weighs 900lbs  ( haha, your in class with a alot of 900lbers ) there is a definite fluctuation between both grades.

I have learned a lot about myself and my study skills, I have to re-adjust to feel more confident during our next exam coming up in 1.5 wks. They have assessment centers here that I.D your type of study habits, and I seem to be Highly Kinesthetic, so I have to be hands on during my study, bringing my lecture material to lab and writing with the chalk board, and often with the dri-erase.


Alot, has occurred since the last time I've written, and we have finished our " Intro Into The PA Profession " class already.  We have begun our " Interviewing " class already, and I have participated in some annual community events already.  I'm actually going to a health fair this morning, and I'll be able to sport my white coat, so I'm pretty pumped about that! 

" It's not the years in your Life, it's the Life in your years. "

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Exam 1 This Friday

So, the semester is some what tiered, and our 1st Anatomy exam is this upcoming Friday, and everyone is anxious! We started with just one class, but have 2 now. It will grow in numbers as the semester progresses.  I'm pretty excited, and I'm headed to the Cadaver lab in an hr to prepare more for the practical.  Overall, I feel like I've studied so much already that I want to just get the exam over and done with!   I'm not the type of person who gets super stressed over the exam, and in fact, I'm kinda the exact opposite for some reason.  When I first hit undergrad I would become worried prior to exams, but now I just feel like I just want to get it over and done with.  Sometimes I wish I felt like a had more of a sense of urgency prior the exams because I think I would do a tad better...gottat work on that...well...off to Cadaver lab.  Stay tuned for my results! 

" Shoot for the moon, for if you fall short, you will still land amongst the stars."

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Week 2 Complete!

Here's the scoop, the 1 st week of school was hectic because there were two portions of the body we went through on the 1st day of class.  Overall, felt overwhelming of course.  My classmates and I have already began to study in groups, even though in the beginning most of us were studying independently.  The quiz was an eye opener for everyone because we learned how exam/quiz questions will be presented. It's no different from learning from that 1st exam in undergrad., but with a bit more spice. 

The first exam is going to be next week, and it touches on topics ranging from back muscles, their innervations, and vessels.  Shoulder, Axilla, Arm, Forearm, Hand, and Thorax....lots of info indeed. 

" Running and Gunning "