Happy Saturday everyone!! Today I wanted to do a post that highlights what a typical day in med school looks like. It varies for everyone but this is what mine generally looks like. As a 2nd year student we have not started our clinical rotations yet and we still attend lecture daily. We also have several clinical skills sessions that we have to do as well. Yesterday was exciting because we had a fidelity simulation with a patient that had renal failure. The rooms is set up exactly how it would be in the hospital and we had to quickly tend to the patients needs! It was amazing and a nice reminder of why I wanted to be a doctor to begin with.
{5:30} Wake up, drink a hot cup of coffee, have morning devotion, and check personal emails. Review old material that was tested by either re-mediasiting the lecture at 2x speed or doing questions.
{7:00} Shower and get ready for the day. If I have enough time I'll make my favorite breakfast, oatmeal with raisins/bananas.
{8:00} Attend class or set up at the library to mediasite the lectures. If I didn't have time to make breakfast I'll pick something up along the way.
{1:00} Take a lunch break. I always attempt to review old material during this time but it never seems to happen. I either end up talking to friends or I just glance over them quickly and nothing really sticks.
{2:00} Look over that days lecture and make study products. If it's something like histology I normally don't take notes and just re-mediasite the lecture every few days. After the study products are made (which sometimes takes forever) I run back through all the lectures again that will be tested for that block. Take periodic snack breaks.
{6:00} Have dinner either at Subway or finish up whatever I didn't eat for lunch. If I'm feeling ambitious I'll pick up a Monster or espresso from Pic-n-Go and put in a few extra hours.
{10:30} Leave the library, walk home and enjoy the fresh air. Shower, relax for a little bit, watch Life in the ER, Pinterest, text family/friends back home, etc.
{11:00} Bedtime!
This is an ideal day, It varies every now and then based on group study sessions, clinical skill sessions, and extracurricular activities. Any tips on the best way to incorporate gym time would be so helpful!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
