So it has definitely shaped up to be a ridiculously crazy module. Pair that with my new inability to stay up past 9 pm half the week and you get to where I am: lots to learn, with the clock ticking. You know it's bad when you struggle to stay up later than your kids (all under 5; these are not high-school night owls or anything).
My Brain and Behavior final exam is a week and a half away. I've put everything on hold this past week to study anatomy, as we have a head and neck anatomy practical the same week as the exam, worth approximately 1/3 of our grade. Yikes.
My poor kids have been subjected to my endless practicing of parts of the neuro exam or head & neck exam on them. Although they are too ticklish for me to successfully palpate any cervical lymph nodes.
I really like the current module (well, except for the intricate anatomy). I could even realistically see neurology in my future. Sometimes I wish I could just slow things down and actually focus on learning because I want to, rather than learning for the exam and boards. Sometimes I feel as if that is a great injustice of medical education-- not having the luxury to spend more time learning what truly interests you at the moment that it begins to interest you.
I guess that is what residency and fellowship is for.
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