Gross Anatomy

1st day of the highly anticipated Gross Anatomy. More scare talk of how hard it's going to be. I was not as nervous as I thought I'd be after initially seeing the cadaver, although the face and hands are not exposed yet, and we only worked on the back. I would have to say it is quite weird, somewhat interesting, not too bad as far as smell. I think it's quite an opportunity to see something not many get to see. I'll probably be glad when it's over, but will be better for the experience of doing it.

In general the classes are fast paced, a little more high level than what I've done in the past. We'll see how detailed they expect us to be on the actual exams. Overall I think it'll be fast paced and overwhelming at times with quantity of work expected out of us.

1st Semester Schedule

Here is my first semester schedule. Mornings start at 8, 9, or 11 am, afternoons are done at 3, 4, or 5 pm. I counted a total of 27 hours a week in some type of class or lab. I think I have 22 credit hours this semester. I'll figure the real work load out a little better in the coming months.

First Week

Orientation with lots of social events. Am starting to recognize faces, and names of maybe 15 of the 90 class members. Warnings are that it's going to be a tough long marathon. Also found out that the Cost of Attendance is a hard cap that they won't be able to increase just because I have a family of 5. I'm trying to figure out the balance I'm going to need between school/work/family. I think that'll only play out when I get into the actual work load.