Hello all! First time updating in quite some time! Two weeks before I need to take the MCAT, and preparations are not looking great. I have been pulling all-nighters for a while now, and am slowly getting through the Physics book (all I would need after that are the verbal and organic books). Aside from that, my vice is actually talking with friends, shadowing doctors, and writing on this and my other blog. For some reason, writing calms me since it allows my brain to freely flow, instead of regurgitating information that I should already know by now through application. But I digress, things are heating up in my other blog since my posts are becoming longer, and longer, which means I am spending more time thinking about those topics ^^ The latest one I just posted is on viruses, and my take on how to approach them. Got tired towards the end so I decided to stop, but if I were given more time I am sure I could have pondered on it a little bit more. But the medical school journey is slowly trudging, and I have all year to work on it, although this will be quite a long year for me :D
All I can say is that I wish all of you other good luck on your quest, especially if you are going into the medical field since it is no simple task; an additional 6 years of training is required past the undergraduate work, given residency is two years and you choose not to specialize (don't get me started on Obamacare, we are going to have fun...). But let me be the first to say thank you to all the medical students out there, since you are hanging in there and striving for the medical field! Even though you may not know it now, we are part of the future of the world. Despite not getting as much praise as we should (doctors, nurses, MA, and a huge list of all those who comprise the term "medical field"), without us, the world actually looks rather bleak. Advances in immunization and medications (natural selection is practically gone for Homo sapiens without the aid of antibiotics, vaccinations, blah blah), procedures we provide, and so forth; we do a ton to contribute towards our race as humans. I know it is a ton of schooling, but you are being entrusted with others' lives, so for all the schooling and training you are willing to undergo as a medical student, I thank you for your commitment! I hope we can all change the world together :D
-Mimo
