I'm currently taking a mental health for occupational therapy course and each week we start with a short mindfulness activity. These activities have been really great and I've learned a few new techniques to calm and center myself, but going into those different techniques isn't the point of this post. This post is just one… Continue reading Mind Dump: UNC Shooting
The time has come where I can say that I <somehow> survived my first semester of grad school. It feels great! That's so weird to say... I'm in grad school? Time really does fly. I remember when I was a freshman in the program and accidentally turned in a one page paper formatted in only… Continue reading How did I survive?
In one of my classes we had a guest speaker. She has SMA and just recently graduated from SLU with her Masters. Her entire story was incredibly inspiring, but one thing she said was really relatable. Grad school is built for isolation. WOW. I couldn't agree more. It really is! I have friends who are… Continue reading Isolation – AKA Grad School
End of week 7. Today I dissected the peritoneal cavity - meaning the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, etc. Our lecture was 2 hours long and lab was 3. Usually lecture is 1 hour and lab is 2.. which if you do the math means that class alone was 2 hours longer than usual,… Continue reading Gross Anatomy: The Reality of Cancer
Week 1: May 21 - 25 (see also Cadaver Lab Journal) I have officially finished week 1 of gross anatomy. Only 9 more to go! I must say, I'm not sure if I have ever been more overwhelmed than I was this week (and still am). We learn 1 unit a day and dissect 1-2 times a week.… Continue reading Gross Anatomy- Week One
