These summer classes are brutally long. It is hard for me to pay attention for 3 hours. Sometimes we will have two 3 hour classes back to back with a break in between. We also will have pathophysiology II either 3 or 4 times a week which is just a lot to handle.

I have found myself taking naps when I get home after school. I am not sure if its because classes mostly start at 8 am in the summer, or if I am physically or just emotionally exhausted from all the things that have happened the last few weeks. I am sure it's a combination of both.

We had two exams this week. Pharmacology III and Physical Diagnosis III. I did well on both. I got a mere 5 hours of sleep last night, so I am just looking forward to getting out of school and running some errands. I need to start my study guides for the 3 exams we have next week.

I went home this past weekend to see my parents, and will actually be going again for fathers day. Luckily the drive is only 2 hours. During these drives, I either let my brain rest, or I listen to the lectures via my laptop. I gets one less lecture I have to listen to while sitting at home. This past weekend when I was home we were assigned to do an epidemiology exam. The class just started last week, and will only last 3 weeks total. I kept reminding myself to do the exam, but got lost in my tracks of doing laundry, packing, and doing the drive back home. It wasn't until the next day that I realized I forgot. I couldn't believe I had forgotten to take an exam. Luckily, one exam grade is dropped, so I will be dropping my 0. I was upset, but you can't cry over spilled milk right?

Thursday, we are learning how to gown and glove. Hopefully, I will have pictures for you all to see. :)

I started working on Cory's dance. I only have about a minute and a half of the dance done, but I know it will turn out well once I finish it and clean it up.

I had to get me TDAP immunization today, my arm feels like it has been punched...but thats okay, if I ever have to give one, then I can tell patients what to expect. The last I got one was in 2004, but the school required one with pertussis.

My three tets went well this week, got all A's...so I will take it.

I just wanted to post some websites we learned about in PA role II today. I thought they were really interesting and would be helpful to some of you out there! :)

AAPA Vital stats
Student Census Survey

June 20th, 2010 I quit my job to become prepared for PA school. I took two months off before school started just to have my own time before I would be biting the bullet for PA school. I am glad I did. :) I can't believe it has almost been a year!

Today is just two classes. Research Methods and Pathophysiology II. I am almost done with research methods which is just fine with me. I think I will be finishing the class with a 100% which is a first for me and pretty awesome at the same time. We have been learning things such as the: bell curve, mean, average, mode, standard deviations, stuff like that. Next after this class will be epidemiology.

Pathophysiology is a hard class. Patho I my grades would fluctuate. Some subjects I would ace the tests, others I would get a C or a B. It really depends on how much I like what I am learning. Right now we are learning about GI, Pancreas, and the liver. My study guide is a mere 30 pages and I am almost done going through all of it. My exam is on Monday. Then Pharm exam Tuesday, and Emergency Medicine on Wednesday.

Just another week in PA school!

Another question I get is how do you fit studying in if you have 4-6 tests in one week? It took me a while to realize that when it came to studying, I had to take one test at a time. Now, I am not saying that it is like that for everyone, but it is what works for me. I honestly was never like in undergrad. I would study all weekend for multiple tests in undergrad.

I had a friend who gave me the advice to take ONE test at a time. I thought he was crazy. There is no way I am going to be able to do that. I also had to realize that I was not going to know ALL the information. There is only so much you can learn and its OK that you aren't going to know all of it. Sometimes, you surprise yourself and do amazing on exams that you didn't think you would do well on. Then there are other times you studied your tush off and you didn't get a good grade at all! Welcome to PA School!

5 Finals, 3 days, 14 hours of sleep over 3 days, and great grades to prove it!


Finals week is over for 2nd semester. Thank goodness. A lot of hard work went into finals week. I really wanted my grades to improve from last semester. Last semester, I was on the brink of A's going into final week, and non of those A's were received which really saddened me. I had worked hard ALL semester and because of a B on a final it would put me in a B category. At my school, a 89.99 is still a B. They do not round up, and they are very particular about that.


On Monday, I had my Psych exam and Surgery exam which I received A's on both of those. On Tuesday, I had Pathophysiology and Pediatrics. Pathophysiology is hard and I ended up getting a B on that final and an A on my pediatrics final. On Wednesday, I had my Pharmacology II final which I was really stressing about. I need at least a 90 on the exam to make an A on the exam to get an A in the class. By the time I woke up wednesday morning at 5, I was still not feeling good about the final. I was then shooting for a B because I wasn't sure I could even make that. There were just so many drug names to remember (18 pages worth) and what each drug did. By the time it came to take the final, I was feeling sick. I really wasn't feeling good.


50 questions later, I had 6 questions circled that I was unsure about. I only had room to miss 5. Please Lord, let me only miss 5 questions. After going through the question 2-3 times..I finally decided to submit.


Okay, one more step to see your grade, I thought. I clicked OK and I see a big 90 on the screen. I was so relieved!


Thank you Lord for letting this finals week end the way it did. You are so loving and so bigger than I will ever be. You always know what is going on even when I think I know.