I PAAAAAAAAASSED!!!!!!

Yup, I passed my Step 1 board exam. My original goal was to get the average or above, then, after I wrote the exam, I lowered my standards to just pass the stupid thing. Well, I was so close to getting average, I only needed a couple more points, but I didn't get it. I was so darn close :(

At first I was ecstatic that I had passed the exam and then I was kind of sad because I didn't meet my original goal. Actually, I was more mad than sad since I missed my goal in the didactic portion of school just slightly too. Don't get me wrong, I didn't do horribly, and was still around the average.

I didn't bomb it by any stretch of the imagination, but it would have been nice for my board score to help me into certain specialties and it probably won't do that, but it certainly doesn't limit me into the specialities in which I have some interest.

All in all I am thrilled that I have the Step 1 out of my life forever. Now, I can focus on healing up, reading up, and preparing for the next phase of medical school: CLERKSHIP

:)

Still Stressed About Board Scores

My board scores should be released within the next couple of weeks and I am getting pretty nervous. I feel like there is a chance that I could have failed them. I know that everybody tells me that I passed, but they really don't know. If I don't pass, I'll have to study two more months for round two. That means that I'll be further behind my class since I am currently on medical leave. I certainly hope that I am just over-reacting and that I really did pass my board exam, but I'll have to deal with whatever is given to me. If I didn't chose wisely on test day, then I suppose I'll put more time in and write the stupid exam again.

This whole passing boards thing is really starting to invade my thoughts, especially whilst lying in bed at night.

Let's all start crossing fingers and toes and start praying that I passed.

Thanks! :)

Long Time No Post

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. I have been pretty successful at suppressing the stress of not knowing if I passed my board exam. Thus, I have not written on here. I think that I am trying to suppress traumatic memories LOL.

But, really, since I moved home from school and had surgery I have just been lying around and trying to heal myself. It is a far cry from the busyness that I had having for months on end, now all I do is lie around, knit, and sleep. What a boring life!

I still have slightly less than two months before I start rotations (since my medical leave is until Sept. 12th). The rest of my class starts on August 1st. But, I do get to go to orientation on Aug. 1st and 2nd. That will be a tremendous amount of fun being that I am on crutches still and in a hip brace. Ahh well! You gotta do what you gotta do!