The End of the First Year

I got the results of my final exam in Physiology last night. It's with a sigh of relief that I want to share with you all that I have officially finished my first year of medical school! Some days needed more prayers than others. I am so thankful that somehow I have managed to get through.

I now have more time to update my blog so I welcome you to follow along in my journeys. I'll also attempt to post some pictures to liven up this blog :). So here's what I have been up to in the last week. We took that exam in Physiology last Friday. I hurriedly finished the test and headed off to Louisville, Kentucky to attend a Bible study at a friend's house. The serial number of the brethren there is just 25. It is so nice to see them active in doing missionary work. You can also feel their love for the brotherhood. I attended the Louisville group worship service from May-July 2003. Louisville is about 2 hours south of Indianapolis.

Last Saturday, I also participated in our medical school's spring house calls where we helped to beautify the yards of neighboring elders. I learned how to plant flowers so I am hoping that I can work on my own yard pretty soon.

Sunday, I invited a friend and the minister's family to the zoo. We all had a blast. The dolphin show was fun. We also rode a roller coaster and I think I get the award for being the loudest screamer. I am not too comfortable with coasters but I figured that the zoo coaster is just a baby coaster so I should be able to handle it well. Not! hehe

Tuesday, I started my job as medical informatics intern for Clarian Health. Clarian Health is composed of hospitals associated with our medical school. I share the job with 3 other fabulous medical students. We will be training doctors and residents on how to use "PowerChart" which is basically a customized electronic medical record system. It looks like this summer is going to be fun.

Ok that's it for now. I am still finishing up my work for my company. My contract as a service coordinator (SC) for the state will end June 30 since they don't want independent SCs anymore. I could have chosen to be a regular employee but with med school and all, I am deciding against it. So I'm just trying to tie up loose ends so I can start on a new venture. I will be contracting physical therapists to work for my company in a month or so. I am not really aiming to make a lot of money yet but I think this would be an interesting business exercise.

I am really looking forward to sharing the stories of my life for a year or so. I have to set a limit so I won't be afraid that I am divulging too much. :) I hope your days are as bright as mine.