Oct 25, 2009

A refresher course that doesnt seem too refreshing

A few days ago I wrote a post on how I wanted to go back to school. I had to look up my transcript of records so I could get an overview of the courses I had so I could prepare myself.
Whoa I guess I did get a little ambitious on my plan. Here is the list of the 4 year curriculum

1st year
BIOCHEMISTRY
HUMAN ANATOMY
PHYSIOLOGY
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
PSYCHIATRY
BIOETHICS
PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICINE
MEDICAL INFORMATICS

2nd year
PSYCHIATRY 2
BIOETCHIS 2
COMMUNITY MEDICINE 2
PATHOLOGY (ANATOMICAL/CLINICAL)
MICROBIOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY
PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS
PHARMACOLOGY
MEDICINE 1
SURGERY 1
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 1
PEDIATRICS
MEDICAL INFORMATICS 2
LEGAL MEDICINE/ MED JURIS

3rd year
MEDICINE 2
SURGERY 2
PEDIATRICS 2
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2
COMMUNITY MEDICINE 3
CPC (CLINICO PATHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE)
PSYCHIATRY 3
ENT
OPHTHALMOLOGY
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
RADIOLOGY
BIOETHICS 3

4th year (Clerkship)

Rotations (DUTY)
MEDICINE
SURGERY
PEDIATRICS
OB-GYNE
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
ENT
OPTHALMOLOGY
PSYCHIATRY
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Damn that list is pretty long and scary!
Im not going to enroll on all these courses again. I just need to review. Its just one more year before I finish my degree though.

Strangely, Im really excited but a little apprehensive. Thats a lot!=)

(photo courtesy of fotosearch)

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