Well I must say, I like being a fourth-year so far.

Yeah I know it's only been a week and all, but man has it been chill. It has actually been one of the most relaxing weeks I've had in a while. I mean, I did have to go through my Procedures OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), my final CPX (Clinical Practice Examination), and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) training over the course of the week, but even with those things in place, it's been a chill week overall. I haven't had to study for another looming Shelf exam nor have I had to prepare myself for a shift in the ED/clinic/OR/wards. I literally have been able to calm all my nerves down and relax for a little while….sort of. I may not have another Shelf exam coming up, but I do have this little thing called Step 2 CK that I'm gonna have to pounce on in less than a month. With that said, I've had to mix my relaxation with the initial phase of my preparation for the exam. This means that I've been forcing myself to complete UWorld question blocks for the past few days while reviewing material that I've learned all throughout the year, just like I was doing for Step 1.

In addition to beginning my Step Study Block, I've been having to make time to fulfill my duties as the External Affairs Committee Co-Chair for the SNMA. There's quite a bit of work that goes into this position and I'm still grappling on how to be as efficient and effective in this role as possible while continuing to put forth my best efforts in my studies. I'm sure that as time passes, I'll grow even more into this new role and I'll also figure out ways to complete the things I need to do in a more efficient manner. There's just so much paperwork that I need to keep straight but as long as I keep my organization game A1, I should be good. Plus with a Co-Chair as good as mine, I'm confident that our committee will be strong and healthy well before our quarterly National Leadership Institute, which is where the Board of Directors of the SNMA meet. This first one will be taking place at the end of June in Minnesota. I ain't never been to Minnesota, nor did I think I would ever have to travel there. But then again, never in a million years did I think I would ever be blogging. Yet here I am. Just ty-ping my thoughts away.

So yeah, gist of this post is that I'm liking my final year of school so far, I'm still busy even when I'm not, I'm glad to be done with the testing I had to do this week (OSCE and ACLS went fine. This CPX was definitely my best performance yet, but even with that said I definitely screwed up a few things…and it wasn't that easy of a test. I'm pretty sure I did alright on it overall…but I'm still gonna pray on it 🙏🏿) and I'm starting to crack down on this Step 2 studying. I'm so not looking forward to four straight weeks of question blocks and review…but whatever, it's gotta be done. Plus, I'm going to be with my girlfriend most of the time so that should already make these next few weeks better than last year's Step Study Block!

Alright, back to studying I go. I have a couple hours to get some in before I attend Wake Forest's annual SNMA graudation banquet tonight. Wow! I'll be a graduate in that banquet next year! 😆😆😆

Be sure to have an awesome week!

“Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison

– Black Man, M.D.

P.S. – Okay this is really random, but I got a professional massage for the first time in my life a couple days ago. Maaannn have I been missing out! And I also watched Deadpool 2; it's freakin' hilarious. You definitely gotta check it out. But be warned, there's a lot of gruesome action scenes. And very crude humor. Lots of it. 😂