Many of us go into medical school in relationships and come out differently. At the same time, I do not know what the future holds for my relationship, so far so good. My partner is my at home patient, cheerleader and best friend. He understands that I need to focus on working towards my career goal now so we can have a great future. That does not mean everything is always perfect. It is important in any relationship to be honest and set boundaries. You are a team of individuals not just one person. Each of you must do your own thing. Have your own life and complement each other together.
With term one in the books, the endocrine and reproduction section was the first of term two. During this module, we learned the anatomy of the reproductive system and the biochemical processes of several hormones. Apart from lecture slides, Boards and Beyond was a crucial part of my success during the block. I would watch the video corresponding to the topic discussed in lecture.
During high school, I was certain I wanted to be a neonatologist. Sometime throughout my undergraduate career, I started going back and forth between neonatal and obstetrics and gynecology. They say that you go into medical school thinking you are passionate about one specialty and come out doing a complete 180 so I guess we will see what I end up doing. What I do know is that the ER module did not help narrow that decision for me. I loved learning about the endocrine and reproductive systems. As a personal anecdote, throughout this whole module I was being investigated for a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Turns out, I do have PCOS! However, being able to learn about the syndrome through this module put me at ease.
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