What a great past few weeks. We have had some down time over the past couple of weeks. This past week was the PAEA conference in Oregon (I think). The PAEA is the Physician Assistant Educators Association. All of the Duke PA faculty were gone to the conference, which meant we had an easy week.
Monday we had an exam in Infectious Disease. The exam was the clinical medicine and pharmacy information combined into one exam. It could have been very tough, but I feel like they went easy on us for some reason. We ended up not having class until the test at 10:00am.
For the rest of the day we had a lecture on EKG's and a pharm lecture on the some of the cardiology drugs. We were done with class at 5:00pm.
Tuesday was a longer day. The day began with an orthopedic lecture on the elbow, wrist and hand. I enjoy ortho stuff, so this was a good way to start the day. The next two lectures were on epidemiological studies (not my favorite topic). We ended the day with a cardiology lecture on hyperlipidemia. Class was out at 3:00pm.
Wednesday was pretty sweet, no class until 1:00pm. The first lecture was Anatomy on the forearm, wrist and hand. We got our last Anatomy exams back which went very well for the class. We ended the day with a pharm lecture on more cardiology drugs.
Thursday we had our final Physical Diagnosis written exam. It was very easy and a nice change to the more challenging exams that we have had. We then had a small group discussion on an epidemiological study with a follow up lecture. Class was out at 12:00.
Friday we had our first small group orthopedic practicums. We went over the shoulder and C-spine exam. A lot of the exam was very familiar to me, having worked in Physical Therapy. The afternoon was Anatomy lab. We dissected the forearm and hand. The muscles and tendons of the hand are pretty interesting.
And that is the week. With no tests coming up this week, I took some time off this weekend and spent it with the family. We went out to eat and went bowling. Eliza had a great time bowling (it was her first time) and I bowled my all time high: 173.
I spent Saturday morning with the Elders Quorum working on a service project. We helped build a playground for a low income housing development. We had a great time.
Monday we had an exam in Infectious Disease. The exam was the clinical medicine and pharmacy information combined into one exam. It could have been very tough, but I feel like they went easy on us for some reason. We ended up not having class until the test at 10:00am.
For the rest of the day we had a lecture on EKG's and a pharm lecture on the some of the cardiology drugs. We were done with class at 5:00pm.
Tuesday was a longer day. The day began with an orthopedic lecture on the elbow, wrist and hand. I enjoy ortho stuff, so this was a good way to start the day. The next two lectures were on epidemiological studies (not my favorite topic). We ended the day with a cardiology lecture on hyperlipidemia. Class was out at 3:00pm.
Wednesday was pretty sweet, no class until 1:00pm. The first lecture was Anatomy on the forearm, wrist and hand. We got our last Anatomy exams back which went very well for the class. We ended the day with a pharm lecture on more cardiology drugs.
Thursday we had our final Physical Diagnosis written exam. It was very easy and a nice change to the more challenging exams that we have had. We then had a small group discussion on an epidemiological study with a follow up lecture. Class was out at 12:00.
Friday we had our first small group orthopedic practicums. We went over the shoulder and C-spine exam. A lot of the exam was very familiar to me, having worked in Physical Therapy. The afternoon was Anatomy lab. We dissected the forearm and hand. The muscles and tendons of the hand are pretty interesting.
And that is the week. With no tests coming up this week, I took some time off this weekend and spent it with the family. We went out to eat and went bowling. Eliza had a great time bowling (it was her first time) and I bowled my all time high: 173.
I spent Saturday morning with the Elders Quorum working on a service project. We helped build a playground for a low income housing development. We had a great time.
Can you tell which one is me? (hint: the shirt might give it away)
1 comment:
I think it would be so fun to watch Eliza bowl. Does she have the bowling genes? Nice to hear you've had an easier week. I have had lots of people ask about you recently. The only ones I can remember were the Richardsons. They said to tell you hi!
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