4th year rotations, trips, and Boards
Well, I failed to live up to my statement at the end of my last post that I would try to update more regularly. Whoops. Although classes have been over now for some time and I generally have more free…
Classes are over!
Wow, I’ve been slacking about blogging this semester/year. Third year is a busy year on a lot of levels. Depending on your individual clinic schedule, you may be in clinic 2-3 days of the week and still taking an entire course…
New year, new blog post (finally)
Well, apologies up front for the long hiatus from blogging about school. But in general since my last post things with school have largely remained the same. My classmates and I are still seeing patients in clinic and still taking…
Third year marches on
First and foremost, sorry for the summer hiatus. The summer semester was a busy one adjusting to being in clinic on a regular basis while still taking a full course load. To say the least, it was a bit stressful…
Round Three (of Four)
Halfway there! Well a lot has happened since I last wrote a blog about a month ago. Second year wrapped up quickly with a lot going on in April. We saw our last patients and second years and also had…
Sprint to the end – until summer semester
The semester continues to move quickly as somehow it’s now April. A lot has happened since my last post. We’ve continued to see more patients in clinic, learn new skills, and of course do a little bit of studying here…
First real patient, check!
As the title suggests, I have successfully examined my first real patient! I think I’ve been looking forward to this day since I first decided to go to optometry school so I’ve easily been looking forward to this for at…
A quick Spring semester update
Another semester is off and running. It seems like every semester we jump right into things faster and faster now that pretty much all of our foundational basics have been covered. By week 2 we were already learning a skill called…
Second year marches on
“Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked” – Cage the Elephant song “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” Replace “wicked” with “weary” and I think you can fairly accurately summarize most of this semester. This semester has been full…
East West Conference
The semester continues to move quickly and it’s hard to realize we’re essentially half of the way through it. Another round of midterms started this week and I’m writing this as a study break from our pharmacology midterm and retinoscopy…