A typical week in med school

When I was applying to med schools, I was always curious about what a typical school day would be like. Now that I'm in my fourth week (time flies!), I thought it'd be fun to show what a week at USC is like.

Here is my schedule for last week:

Seems pretty confusing right? We don't even really have a "typical week." Almost every week is different (like this week we had a practice exam). I miss the days of having a predictable school schedule...sigh.

So everyday we have anywhere from 1 to 4 hours of classroom lecture (usually 4), and then a 2-4 hr session - either PPM, ICM, or Anatomy lab.

[acronym explanation time]
PPM = Professionalism and the Practice of Medicine
    - Ethics, humanities, touchy-feely stuff, ya know
ICM = Introduction to Clinical Medicine
    - Tuesday mornings are spent in the hospital (almost every week)
    - Thursday afternoons are "workshops" where we learn the skills we apply on Tuesdays (only some weeks)

the blog comes back to life

"brains?"

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To our scant and apathetic readers,

After a lengthy hibernation, this blog is coming back to life! Now that I am finally starting med school, I want to share my experiences. Updates may be short or inconsistent, but I'll try my best! I started school exactly 2 weeks ago and basically dove right in. Between classes, studying, and socials, I've already become dependent on daily coffee to keep me awake. The challenging part about medical school is not difficult concepts, but just the sheer amount of material we must learn. So the best advice I heard was to "hit the ground running." Of course we must also balance this advice with "don't forgot to have fun!" Will I succeed, or be a floundering failure? Stay tuned to find out! 

the highly anticipated white coat

<3 kathleen