Well, I have been reading some really neat blogs for the past month or so, and thought maybe I should create one for my family. I'm not really the greatest about calling or keeping in touch, so maybe this will be a good way for me to keep you all up to date since we live so far away..... So I apologize for not keeping in touch and hope you all enjoy this!
For those of you who don't really know what I am doing (yeah, cuz I do? Ha ha)
I am an office assistant at Wichita State University Foundation. The Foundation is where we raise money for the different colleges on campus to use for scholarships, maintenance and paying some faculty positions.
I am also a student at WSU, and along with working full time I am attending classes at the full time level. This semester I am taking 4 classes plus a lab, which keeps me pretty busy. This is my last full time load as I will be graduating December of 2010 and I will be studying for the MCAT next semester– explained below.
My goal is to apply to medical school next July. In order to do that I will have to take the Medical School Admissions Test, which is a 5 hour computer based examination that covers physics, biology, organic chemistry, general chemistry and verbal reasoning. It's pretty intense. I will start studying for that in January and I plan on taking the exam in March or April. Yes, three to four months of studying roughly three to four hours a night is typical for the MCAT. Another requirement to apply to medical school is to shadow physicians and volunteer in some way that helps the community. This semester I get to shadow a pathologist - someone who looks at slides through a microscope to see if they are normal or abnormal, and a cardiothoracic surgeon.
I will be applying to the University of Kansas, School of Medicine in Kansas City. If I’m accepted I will be in Kansas City for two years doing classroom work, and then I will be back in Wichita doing my clinical rotations. Medical School is four years, then I graduate and move on to residency where I am basically learning on the job. Residency is anywhere from 3-5 years depending on the field of medicine I choose to go into.
Yes, this is a huge undertaking and a very big commitment and frankly, I couldn’t be happier that I made this decision. My plans were to apply to the FBI after graduating, but I didn’t want to risk having to relocate several states away from my husband and step-son, so I decided to pursue my other dream career. Going to medical school was something I have tossed around off and on ever since I first studied psychology and after deciding law school wasn’t right for me. Now that I have the opportunity, I am going to take it.
Hope you enjoyed my first post - stay tuned for more! If you know of anyone else who would like to read, e-mail me at triciawhite2008@hotmail.com with their e-mail address and I will make sure they can read it.
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