Week 4 of Medical School is now Complete :)

 Hey y'all,

My 4th week of medical school is officially done. I had my first exam at the beginning of the week. There are a lot of adjustments to be made during the first few weeks of school. I quickly learned that some of the things I did for grad school I can't do here because there simply isn't time. I would listen to lectures over and over in grad school. I can't do that here because we are getting like 18-20 lectures a week between the online classes and the prerecorded ones called DLA's that we have to do on our own. I also have peer learning groups that I am required to attend each week as well in addition to my small groups. The volume can be overwhelming but that is why time management is key. I plan out every moment of my day from when I wake up until when I go to bed. This includes everything literally when I'm going to eat, take breaks, exercise, you name it! I need structure to make my tasks feel more manageable. 

In addition to this, I also had a death in my family at the beginning of the term. Grief is rough as it is and having suffered very significant losses in the last few years-- your girl is exhausted. I have to keep pushing though because I've been hindered for so long because of this grief. Don't get me wrong--it will always hurt but I try to find something in every day that will allow me to have a positive memory of the person I'm missing. The little things like that really do help. It doesn't take the pain away but it helps me to keep going. I was in a really bad place after losing my baby sister and then when I lost my Grandma last year I felt those emotions strongly coming back. I suppress them as much as I can to appear as normal as possible but baby ain't nothing normal. 

On another note, I received my first exam score and I PASSED MY FIRST MED SCHOOL EXAM!!!! 
I have another one in about 3 weeks. Time is truly flying. We are already almost halfway through September just that fast. I am constantly reminding myself that this is a marathon and not a sprint. Great things take time! 

Until next time!

-Candace 

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