http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington Just another Blogs at A.T. Still University weblog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After anatomy exam this morning, I found myself feeling a bit lost, unclear, uncertain what to do with the rest of my day.  Except for a DO practical in the afternoon and a journal club meeting during the lunch hour, my schedule was pretty well barren. No lectures. No labs. ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/11/11/sprint-to-the-finish/ The following exchange illustrates a common misconception of the osteopathic profession: Questioner: So what exactly is the difference between an MD and a DO? MD student: The difference is that we are involved in research and they are not. DO student (Me): Wait a minute! DOs are involved in research; that is not ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/11/01/research-at-kcom/ Yesterday, after attending an OTM practice session with the fellows, I left feeling somewhat ecstatic . . . redeemed, healed! With my arms raised high above my head and eyes fixed towards the heavens, I found myself exclaiming -- "I BELIEVE!" I readily admit that my conversion did not take long. ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/10/29/i-believe/ Yesterday I got through a second round of standardized patients (SP) relatively unscathed. Unlike the first round, my awkwardness in being "natural" in an otherwise "unnatural" setting while trying to cover (and remember) all the components of COPMAPS was not digitally recorded. Thankfully, neither was the smirk that came to ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/10/14/sp-encounters/ Today marks a graduation of sorts! Today was the first day of interviews for the class of 2014. As these eager, well-dressed hopefuls pass me in the hall looking somewhat like a deer caught in headlights, stunned, dazed, overwhelmed -- or, perhaps, is it catatonic glee? --  my mind naturally ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/10/01/let-the-interviews-begin/ Alright, so yesterday I needed a little pep talk, a little reprieve, a moment to recapture the big picture -- for I was slipping, slipping fast, slipping down a spiral staircase to which there is no end! Overwhelmed with the volume of work being hurled my way, I began to ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/09/25/a-lesson-worth-remembering/ It hasn't even been a month yet, and already the excitement and thrill of "arriving" in med school is beginning to wane. It could be due, in part, to the fact that this weekend is full of first exams (Biochemistry on Friday; Anatomy on Monday). To say that the "honeymoon" ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/09/11/the-heat-is-on/ It seems hard to believe, but medical school has FINALLY arrived! The journey getting here has been long and arduous (13 years to be exact), and looming ahead is the promise that this is not the end but merely the beginning! As is customary, today marked a very significant milestone ... http://blogs.atsu.edu/bartworthington/2009/08/22/white-coat-ceremony/