Today marks the end of the second day of medical school. Based on the pace of the anatomy course I will not be able to devote much time to reflection--mainly memorization, memorization, dissection, and more memorization. I did want to share one story though. Yesterday morning was orientation, the calm before the storm. We got our parking passes, locker keys, and were ushered to stations set up for the admissions (I still need some vaccinations :() Bursars Office and financial aid. Finally, we went over to the library and got our photo student IDs. On our way back from getting our IDs we made a detour to the media department of WesternU, donned a cap and gown, and had our graduation pictures taken. Yes, I enrolled and graduated within 2 hours. Logistics are always a tricky beast but evidently with 200 students scattered across the state, country, and world in their fourth year, returning to campus can be a challenge for something as trivial as a graduation photo. Western's solution? Take the photos during orientation. As strange as it seems, there is something oddly comforting that they expect us to remain until graduation...because as of tonight, I feel more like a boat out of water- it's not smooth sailing yet.
The beauty and complexity of the human body is overwhelmingly evident taking a cadaver lab. Classes started immediately after the photos with an introduction to anatomy and a 3 hour anatomy lab, where we opened the cadaver. I didn't faint or get sick, and found myself enjoying the experience. Steps in the right direction! Today, the atmosphere was still comfortable but there is no time for a learning curve! We covered two lectures on superficial and deep back muscles in the morning with corresponding labs in the afternoon. Tomorrow is the vertebrae and spinal cord. Back to the books!
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