This week was an exciting one for our class, we got out scrubs...making this adventure that much more official! Until now, we have been wearing business casual ALL DAY LONG which has been super uncomfortable! I don't mind that I lost my individuality by dressing up, the scrubs are just one step in making this class one cohesive unit and I love that.
Getting used to 4-8 hour school days has been difficult. Its one thing sitting on your derrier all day but its another going home and studying for the rest! For the first three weeks of this semester we had two classes: Epidemiology and Dental Anatomy. DA continues on into our second year where we will have many difficult quizes and section finals and then one cumulative final to drive home the message. This week was the last week of Epi (before its own final) and we begin a six week course of Fundamental Life Sciences on Monday... I dont care how long or difficult it may be... at least it will keep my fellow classmates awake *cough cough* [1st pic]. DA lecture has been easy to keep up with but I can feel the heat rising as she mounts more and more terminology since we started moving into the posterior teeth. I don't feel like the morphology will be as difficult on the tests. I think it will be the little facts and exceptions like "which anterior tooth is the most likely to be have pits and grooves?" or "which posterior tooth will be most likely to have two root canals...3 root canals?"or how about memorizing the root:crown ratios!
With regards to my presidential duties, I must attend three meetings a month (Dean's, clinical, student council) and hold another for my own council at least once a month. Wednesday was the first day I started my role. I attended a lunch/meeting with the Dean.The presidents of each class council and the overall student council attended as well. It always begins with the Dean briefing us on the state of the school and we respond with feedback and discuss any concerns our class might have. We learned that we will have a new research building completed in a few years and renovations to our clinic could begin as soon as 2 years from now. So far, student council hasn't been very difficult to manage.
This week was like X-mas because I got my first set of scrubs (embroidered!) and my new laptop! The laptop is the purrdy and very powerful. It was required we purchase a laptop up to $2000 fitting the new specifications for software we will be using.... I'm not sure that doing that this year was necessary but I wont complain since Uncle Sam paid for it! The financial portion of dental school initially has been extremely daunting. We shell out payments in the thousands easily every week and it never stops so I'm learning to just relax and let things be. This next weeks payment will be our first pair of loupes, woohooo! If you don't know how much those cost they could easily be a minimum of $800 and as much as a couple to a few thousand for a quality pair fitted with a light. But enough of the stressful stuff. Regan was recently offered a job at a fitness center here in a very nice part of town! In just 2 weeks she managed to get 3 job offers, and a volunteer opportunity as well. When I lived in Phoenix, AZ this last year I searched for 2 months with a Biology degree and ended up working at Safeway for $7.25/hr so she's certainly blessed.
So far this weekend, Regan and I have explored more of the area we live in, University Circle, and it's very beautiful. There are tons of museums and places to visit so we're devising a strategy on how to conquer the area. Today we went to Cleveland's West Side Market for fresh produce/meat and although it was nothing like Pike Place Market, it was still really nice. While we were there, we waited a half hour in line for Gyros that have apparently been on The Food Network and Travelers Channel. They were DELICIOUS! But I feel like Ive been rambling forever.. its time for me to prepare to kick my Epi finals @$$! Here are a few pics:
We know who's ready for the final..
HP Envy 14 Beats by Dre Edition =]
The Cleveland Botanical Gardens
Art work at University Circle Park
This dinosaur was outside of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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