So I had my white coat ceremony yesterday. You can check out a little summary video below:
I truly feel like a medical student now. The event was truly wonderful and exciting. Everyone was taking pictures and I truly felt like I had “made it”.
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So yeah, it was truly wonderful getting our white coat, and if it wasn’t so obnoxious, I would wear it to the grocery store :). But alot more things are going on. I’ve purchased books, review books (like the BRS and High Yield series), anatomy atlases, etc.
The great thing about going to medical school at Loma Linda is that even though our orientation was on Thursday and Friday, we don’t start classes until August 20 something, because the first 2 weeks of school we put us on the wards in the hospital where we are working directly with 3rd and 4th year medical students and interns (1st year residents). On Friday, we all got our ward assignments (we couldn’t choose ourselves) and as I flipped through the booklet I was joking with my wife that they probably gave me Peds even though I knew I was going to get Surgery; and what do you know…they put me in the Pediatrics group! It stung a little because every single girl that I had met and every male friend I had made so far in the class got surgery, and I got pediatrics, lol. But I’m going to try to keep an open mind and really try to enjoy my experience. And the great thing is that LLU has a great Children’s Hospital, and since pediatrics is such a wide field, I could end up with a pediatric surgeon or in pediatric neurology, etc. So if anything happens while I’m on the wards, I’ll make sure to write about it.
Anyway, thats it for me for now, so check out the schedule below and I’ll blog again when something interesting happens
Lol, thanks for the advice, I’ll go out and buy some today!
If you feel “like a medical student” now, just wait until you are taking your first test. There were no terms to describe the feeling that I had after studying for 6 tests to be given in two days. The good thing is that you get used to the pace and the bad thing is that you get used to the pace. In the end, the material and medical school is a fascinating journey with much to be learned. Enjoy that white coat and invest in some “Scotch Guard”.
Not gonna lie: Very exciting. Congrats on your white coat! I’d definitely be like you — wanting to wear it to the grocery store and everywhere else. Good luck in school again! Funny about the whole pediatrics thing. I’m sure it will be thrilling.
Thanks Dr. Burton for your words of encouragement! Anatomy shouldn’t be too bad for me thanks to you!
I have not read your blog in along time. I offer dual congratulations on your wedding and on become a student doctor. Enjoy the first year of medical school it will go by quicker than you think.(Trust me I know) Most importantly have fun. Blessing and prayers to you
Liza Burton, M.S. soon to be D.O.
You worked so hard to get to this moment. I am happy for you. Fight the good fight.
The video was exciting! Thanks for sharing.
DoctaJay…
So exciting to see the updates on your blog. It brings back lots of sweet memories for me (well, except for the wedding thing which I have yet to experience)…enjoy all these times, because they are fleeting. Congratulations!
DoctaJay:
I have read your blog off and on and this post was the most exciting for me! I am starting at TouroCOM-NY, the new med school in Harlem, in a few weeks, and I am getting so anxious and so excited, and could really relate to the excitement in this. Goodluck with your peds assignment!
Lee
Kim, Jason, and Lee; thank you so much for your encouragement! Sometimes I truly wonder whether people even read this blog, but its nice to know that at least some people have been touched.