This July, I will be going to Peru with a group of 10 other medical students, to provide free medical, dental, and health education services. For the first week, we will be working in local hospitals, assisting doctors with medical care. For the second week, we will be assisting with cleft-palate and cleft-lip surgeries. During my last week, I will be traveling throughout the country and hiking to Machu Picchu. I am so excited and can't wait to share my pictures and memories with all of you. For now, I am trying to fundraise for my trip, because helping people in foreign countries ain't cheap! If you would like to support this trip and help me out, please click the link below! Any donation will help!
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Thank you for your support!!!
On another note, I just finished my neuroscience final. So, all I have left is my Virology final on Tuesday and Pathology final on Thursday! After that, semester number two of medical school is over and I am a embarking on a fabulous/much needed week long vacation to the outer banks of North Carolina with my favorite med school friends. So excited!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Breslin Center
Today was Second Look Day for the incoming class of 2016. So, I volunteered to be a tour guide. As part of this job, we were invited to attend the reception at the end of the day at the Breslin Center, the basketball stadium at MSU. I had seen the outside of the building many times, but have not yet gotten the chance to go inside. So, I was pretty excited. When we entered, the staff told us they were offering tours of the Breslin for whoever wanted to go on one. I was all about that. Coming from EGHS (a high school known for producing good college athletes), to UCLA, and now to MSU, I have always been a big school sports fan. So, I was a little over-excited for this tour:
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| I <3 Sparty |
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| Izzo's Office! Sooo cool! |
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| LOTS of big trophies everywhere! |
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| Championship Rings |
Saturday, April 7, 2012
1 Year Blog-aversary!
Today marks the one year anniversary of my blog! It has been one of the best, most life-changing years of my life. So, I thought it would be nice to do a picture diary of some of highlights of my last year!
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| After 8 years, this was my last summer working for CSD! |
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| Going away party! (Rafting portion) |
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| Going away party! (Dinner portion) |
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| Cross Country Road Trip: Yellowstone! |
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| Cross Country Roadtrip: Mount Rushmore |
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| First week in Michigan! Meeting my roommates! |
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| Orientation Week: Community Service |
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| White Coat Ceremony |
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| Pretending to be a doctor, part 1: Surgery Scrub Session |
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| Pretending to be a doctor part 2: Casting Clinic |
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| Pretending to be a doctor part 3: Intubation Clinic |
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| Joining Student Council |
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| Working hard and playing hard! (Anatomy flashcards at the bar) |
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| My first snow! |
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| Trip to Disneyworld with S! |
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| Kelsey's Bachelorette Party in Vegas |
Its been an amazing last year! I have learned an incredible amount in school, I have traveled to a lot of new places (all across America) and I have met the most amazing people (shout out to A team). I can't believe I am almost done with my first year of medical school already and can't wait to share with all of you blog readers what I am up to over the next three years!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Crosstown Showdown
Last night, about 20 of my classmates and I went to the annual "Crosstown Showdown!" This is a MSU (college team) v. Lansing Lugnuts (Minor League team).
We started the evening at the Roadhouse Pub. Then, we headed into downtown Lansing to go to the Colley Baseball Stadium. When I first heard that this was an annual game, I thought it was a really cool idea, but expected the Lugnuts to kick MSU's butt...they are a professional team, after all. However, after 6 innings, the score was 0-0. To be honest, it was kind of a boring game at that point. I'm just glad I was surrounded by great company to make it really fun! Top of the 7th, MSU again gets 3 outs without any runs, but then something changed. When the Lansing Lugnuts went to bat, they made not 1, not 2, not 3..but 7 runs! 7! In one inning. It was pretty crazy. I was obviously rooting for MSU, but at that point I was excited for some excitement!
So, in the end, MSU lost, but it was a really great event. Its always fun to get out of my little radiology/clinical center bubble. I can't wait for this summer to go to more baseball games in downtown Lansing!
We started the evening at the Roadhouse Pub. Then, we headed into downtown Lansing to go to the Colley Baseball Stadium. When I first heard that this was an annual game, I thought it was a really cool idea, but expected the Lugnuts to kick MSU's butt...they are a professional team, after all. However, after 6 innings, the score was 0-0. To be honest, it was kind of a boring game at that point. I'm just glad I was surrounded by great company to make it really fun! Top of the 7th, MSU again gets 3 outs without any runs, but then something changed. When the Lansing Lugnuts went to bat, they made not 1, not 2, not 3..but 7 runs! 7! In one inning. It was pretty crazy. I was obviously rooting for MSU, but at that point I was excited for some excitement!
So, in the end, MSU lost, but it was a really great event. Its always fun to get out of my little radiology/clinical center bubble. I can't wait for this summer to go to more baseball games in downtown Lansing!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Summer Plans!
I have been (slightly) stressing about my summer plans for the last few months. I originally planned to do research for the summer, since that what it seems like everyone is doing. However, I also realize that this is my last summer break...ever! So, I started thinking that I wanted to go abroad. The only problem: Money! My current salary is NEGATIVE $70,000. So, I clearly don't have money to just go spend to travel the world. Thus, my predicament. Do I take out more loans to go travel or do I spend my last "free" summer in a lab?
Well, I think that I have lucked into the best of both worlds. Within less than a week of each other, I heard about two really great opportunities. First, is a 3 week trip to Peru, sponsored by CHM. Second, a paid externship here in Michigan. If I was accepted to the externship, this could help pay for my trip to Peru. It was a long shot to get accepted to both, but I thought it would be amazing if it would all work out this way. Well, I'm ecstatic to report that it did. :)
So, my summer plans are as follows:
1) Peru: Week 1- Shadowing/Volunteering in hospitals in Peru
Week 2-Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip Surgeries in Peru (soo awesome!!)
Week 3- Hiking Machu Pichu!!!!
2) Externship (Either 4 or 5 weeks...yet to be decided!) Each week, I will be working in a different specialty. The specialties I have selected are:
-Pediatrics and Subspecialties
-OB/GYN
-General Surgery
-Hematology/Oncology
-Infectious Diseases
I can't believe everything worked out and I cannot wait for summer to begin! :)
Well, I think that I have lucked into the best of both worlds. Within less than a week of each other, I heard about two really great opportunities. First, is a 3 week trip to Peru, sponsored by CHM. Second, a paid externship here in Michigan. If I was accepted to the externship, this could help pay for my trip to Peru. It was a long shot to get accepted to both, but I thought it would be amazing if it would all work out this way. Well, I'm ecstatic to report that it did. :)
So, my summer plans are as follows:
1) Peru: Week 1- Shadowing/Volunteering in hospitals in Peru
Week 2-Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip Surgeries in Peru (soo awesome!!)
Week 3- Hiking Machu Pichu!!!!
2) Externship (Either 4 or 5 weeks...yet to be decided!) Each week, I will be working in a different specialty. The specialties I have selected are:
-Pediatrics and Subspecialties
-OB/GYN
-General Surgery
-Hematology/Oncology
-Infectious Diseases
I can't believe everything worked out and I cannot wait for summer to begin! :)
Spring Break, Part 2
Does what happens in Vegas, really stay in Vegas? No. What happens in Vegas, ends up on my blog. :)
We left for Kelsey's surprise Bachelorette party on Friday morning (March 9th). Katie, Nichole, Morgan and I woke up bright and early and boarded a plane to fly down. Kelsey and Mary (who now both live in LA) were going to drive together. Kelsey still didn't know where she was going, but quickly figured it out once Mary started driving, since there really isn't any place that exciting to go except Vegas once you get on that freeway.
We arrived at 10 AM, got our luggage, took a cab to our hotel, checked in, got upgraded to a better room (score!), and began decorating right away! Katie and Nichole had bought a lot of decorations. So, we wanted to make sure the room looked ready for a bachelorette party before Kelsey arrived!
We arrived at 10 AM, got our luggage, took a cab to our hotel, checked in, got upgraded to a better room (score!), and began decorating right away! Katie and Nichole had bought a lot of decorations. So, we wanted to make sure the room looked ready for a bachelorette party before Kelsey arrived!
After we finished decorating, we still had a bit of time before Kelsey and Mary would arrive. So, we decided to head out of our room, walk around the strip, and try our hand at gambling! We pretty much all broke even, but it was fun for the little bit that we gambled.
Finally, our bachelorette arrived! We got all dolled up, including our bright Bachelorette party wigs, and headed out to Marquee Night Club at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Now on to day two. Let me just preface this with the fact that we are all very smart/respectable girls, but when our best friend is getting married... we are going to do everything there is to do to make sure her last "single lady" night is everything it should be. With that being said, our agenda for the day: A stripper/pole dancing class and the "Thunder From Down Under" show. :)
Finally, our last night in Vegas... We were planning on going to two night clubs: Trist and XS. However, we changed out plans to go to Cathouse in the Luxor, bacause we were given free bottle service! (Winning!) We stayed out way way wayyyy too late, but I think we all had a blast!
On Sunday morning, I had to wake up bright and early to catch a flight back to East Lansing. I had such an amazing weekend. I love these girls with all my heart and am so proud to say that we have all stayed such good friends, even though we haven't all lived in the same city for 6 years! I miss all of these girls dearly, but am excited to see them all again in 2 months for Kelsey's big day! :)
Finally, our bachelorette arrived! We got all dolled up, including our bright Bachelorette party wigs, and headed out to Marquee Night Club at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Finally, our last night in Vegas... We were planning on going to two night clubs: Trist and XS. However, we changed out plans to go to Cathouse in the Luxor, bacause we were given free bottle service! (Winning!) We stayed out way way wayyyy too late, but I think we all had a blast!
On Sunday morning, I had to wake up bright and early to catch a flight back to East Lansing. I had such an amazing weekend. I love these girls with all my heart and am so proud to say that we have all stayed such good friends, even though we haven't all lived in the same city for 6 years! I miss all of these girls dearly, but am excited to see them all again in 2 months for Kelsey's big day! :)
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