Alyssa Giang
Alyssa's November/December Diary
Monday, December 8, 2003
6:15 am
I try to pull myself out
of bed for this short day of classes. On Mondays, we typically attend
classes from 8am to noon.
7:30 am
It was about 28 degrees this morning so I decided to drive to school this morning. It took about 5 minutes to warm up my car and brush the frost off my windshields.
8:10 – 9:30 am
We had our first Synthesis and Integration session for this Dermatology Block. Dr. Clay was the clinician presenting a case regarding SLE (lupus). We got out of S & I early so my colleagues and I went over some objectives in preparation for the upcoming Derm exam.
10:10 am
Dr. Gevitz presented a video about a burn victim. We were to watch the documentary, paying close attention to the ethical issue involved (i.e. autonomy, paternalism, beneficience, etc.) It was a very touching documentary and raised several ethical issues—which will be discussed in the next couple of days.
11:10 am
Jean Rettos, an OMM fellow gave us a lecture about Chapman Reflexes and their diagnostic usefulness. Everyone was a little nervous after the lecture because our OMM written exam and practical are less than one week away.
1:00 pm
After running a few errands, I came back to the apartment for lunch. My roommate and I watched TV for half an hour while we ate lunch and unwound.
2:00 –5:00 pm
Since our Derm exam is next Thursday, I thought it was time to get moving on my objectives. I dedicated these 3 hrs toward reading over past lecture notes and going through the weekly medical knowledge objectives from last week’s classes.
5:30 pm
I took a short nap and woke up to make dinner.
7:00-11:00 pm
A couple colleagues came over to my apartment to review some OMM notes. We went through some objective questions and practiced a few procedures. Studying together with friends usually broke up the monotony of simply reading through notes and books.
11:15 pm
Showered, checked email, called my fiancée.
12:00 am
Bed-time.
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