July 11-24, 2011
Retail Therapy
I apologize to those who were expecting a post last week. I was overwhelmed with school and wasnt able to get to it. Also, I post little bits during the week when things happen, and I failed to do that, making writing/remembering a WHOLE post/week on Sunday very hard. Forgive me? K, thanks :)
R-eady to be done with anatomy attitude, i had during July 12-21. Those were my last few days of studying for anatomy tests. I know I will always encounter anatomy, but I was ready to be done with Hurricane Hermey exams.
E-xperienced my first time as a medical provider for a sports physical July 12. There were about 10 highschool football players who came to DCOM to get cheap physicals for school. They cost only $5, what a deal! :) I was partnered with an OMS-I because the exams were not in my 'scope of practice'. I observed cardiac, musculoskeletal, lung, and male exams. Let just say it was interesting, and leave it at that ;) oh- I had to sign off on the students school physical form, making it the first time I signed an official document with "Katie Cole, PA-S" :) i was screaming with excitement on the inside and wanted to take a picture of it, but I figured that wouldnt be very professional, so i didnt. :( I have a mental picture :)
T-old all the latest information of the Uganda rotation. I am so excited to announce that it is very likely that I will go on this rotation. I will be learning/working around the top 3 infectious diseases in the country: HIV, TB, and Malaria. It is about 5k to go on the trip, so I am going to have to save a little each semester to afford it. The opportunity is amazing and its through a Christian ministry. I will go sometime in June or July of 2013. :) Seems far away, but Im sure time will go by very fast.
A-ll day on Friday July 15, I had no classes. You are unaware, but our schedule is very random. It changes ALL the time and sometimes we just have days off for no reason. Its good to relax and get some studying taken care of, but we arnt given much notice. some people like to plan ahead, but in this program, you definitely cant.
I-n a year, the length of time I will see 2nd year students again: a year. The week of July 11-15 was the last week of classes/tests for the 2nd years and they start rotations tomorrow (Mon July 25). It was fun getting to know them and watching them interact with each other. I especially loved attending the Bible Study that Harry led and I am excited to see where it will go when our class takes over. One girl in the class created a PA video to the tune of Tik Tok by Kesha. You can see it below and get a feel for what its like to be in PA school at LMU-DCOM!
L-egitimately in 'charge' now. the new student society members have met and we are officially planning events for the next 3 semesters we will be in Harrogate. I am the board secretary and am excited to work with the other 10 members to serve the class/community and build our school's reputation with organizations like AAPA and TAPA. (note: the real TAPA is the Texas one ;) these TN people are just copying-lol) If you want to see some of the work I do as secretary, click here to view our social calendar.
T-icket is purchased!! i bought my plane ticket home. ETA: 10pm Aug 18. I have never been more excited to be in Sherman, but I am so ready to eat some of my mommas cooking, enjoy a ranger game IN PERSON, and see my family and Dylan :)
H-ome AND away games. I get to see every ranger game now because my dad got me a subscription to MLBTv since NO ranger games are shown through the local cable:) i love it and go rangers!!
E-stactic to be DONE with anatomy! The last test was July 22 and was not as difficult as I expected it to be. I am still waiting for grades to be posted, but I hope I made what I needed to get an A in the class. *fingers crossed*
R-etail therapy, major retail therapy. The past couple of days have been tough on me emotionally and I am so ready to be home for a while. To help me get over some of it and also to reward myself for my hardwork the past 10 weeks in PA school, I bought some new 'school' clothes. now when i say 'school' clothes, i mean business clothes. I am slowly accepting the fact I am growing up, cant wear jeans and t-shirts all the time, & my school requires me to wear business clothes, so I had to expand my closet 'business' stock. I didnt have much, and consequently i wear the same things every week. im excited to wear new things now :) will make me feel all official/grownup/businessy
A-partment moving. I was supposed to move into an apartment off campus Sat (7/23) because its getting close to when the undergrads are needing to move into my apartment. I went to pick up my key from the Graduate Housing Assistant, and proceeded to my room and found a MESS! nothing was cleaned and the person who had moved out left several of her things, including food in the fridge. I quickly confronted the housing lady and told her I would not move in until it was cleaned. When I finally move in, I will post pics of the new place even though it looks VERY similar to the first one.
P-hysical diagnosis is going to take up all of my study time now that anatomy is over. I enjoy that class and am looking forward relaxing and practicing the cardiac and lung exams on classmates. We are coming up on our first OSCE (Aug 1 to be exact) and I am starting to get nervous. OSCE stands for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations and is where I will perform a history and modified physical on a person from the community. They will be in the 'office' for a fake 'chief complaint' and I will be required to act like a practicing PA and be graded on my skills. I am paired with a classmate, so it takes some of the pressure off, but not all.
Y-ou want the paired shoe?" I was asked as I went to check out at JcPenny to buy a pair of shoes. They had a clearance rack with only one of each shoe so its harder to steal them, i guess. Well i approach the guy to check out and he makes that lame comment. Im thinking to myself, "No, I just want to buy this one shoe, Im just gonna wear it by itself, im on a budget and can only afford one shoe at a time" lol. 'bless his heart'
7.24.2011
7.11.2011
38 Days!!!!
July 4- 10, 2011
38 Days until I am in Sherman! I have never been so excited. Well, as you can probably see, no one asked a question, so I will not be answering any this week.
3- rd anatomy test DONE!!! 1 more to go-over the head and neck! bring it on!! I know what I have to make on the test to get an A in the class, and Im gonna bust my butt to get it!
8-pm EST on Mondays is when the bachelorette normally comes on, but since it was July 4th, it was a rerun. It bummed me out because my 4th was so boring, I was hoping to atleast watch my show! :(
D-idnt do much this past week. most of it was spent studying for my massive anatomy test on thursday, therefore there is not juicy adventures this week!
A-ll alone. I spent 4th of July all alone. It was a first for me and honestly the day didnt feel different than any other day. Actually, it doesnt even feel like summer or July for that matter. The only thing keeping me in check is my family back home enjoying all the summer funness :(
"Y-earn for you, I wanna burn with passion". I have been listening to Shane and Shane recently to get me through studying and keeping my eyes on God. I love the energy worship music gives me. Listening to S&S especially though makes me miss Dylan, who sings just like them ;)
S-ang a Phil Whickam song, the worship leader at Pump Springs did. It made me really miss home/dallas/dbu even more than I already do. Never thought I would say I miss DBU, but I do.
38 Days until I am in Sherman! I have never been so excited. Well, as you can probably see, no one asked a question, so I will not be answering any this week.
3- rd anatomy test DONE!!! 1 more to go-over the head and neck! bring it on!! I know what I have to make on the test to get an A in the class, and Im gonna bust my butt to get it!
8-pm EST on Mondays is when the bachelorette normally comes on, but since it was July 4th, it was a rerun. It bummed me out because my 4th was so boring, I was hoping to atleast watch my show! :(
D-idnt do much this past week. most of it was spent studying for my massive anatomy test on thursday, therefore there is not juicy adventures this week!
A-ll alone. I spent 4th of July all alone. It was a first for me and honestly the day didnt feel different than any other day. Actually, it doesnt even feel like summer or July for that matter. The only thing keeping me in check is my family back home enjoying all the summer funness :(
"Y-earn for you, I wanna burn with passion". I have been listening to Shane and Shane recently to get me through studying and keeping my eyes on God. I love the energy worship music gives me. Listening to S&S especially though makes me miss Dylan, who sings just like them ;)
S-ang a Phil Whickam song, the worship leader at Pump Springs did. It made me really miss home/dallas/dbu even more than I already do. Never thought I would say I miss DBU, but I do.
7.05.2011
HealthCare USA
July 27-July 3, 2011
HealthCare USA
In an effort to get more involved with my readers, I have decided to start answering questions from readers each time I post. Therefore, if you have any questions you would like me to answer regarding any aspect of the PA life (application, schooling, profession) or simply life in general, PLEASE comment under the post. Im excited to see things my readers want to know :)
H-ow are we supposed to have classes when the power to the entire building is out??? monday ended up being a free day since there was no power to dcom. as soon as an email was sent saying classes were cancelled, the electricity came on. fancy that ;) however, for once in my life, i wished we would have had class so we didnt get behind.
E-xciting topic in anatomy and physical diagnosis: the HEART!!! i love studying the heart and i think it's such a reflection of God's perfect design.
A-ctual clincal experience--our public health professor is trying to arrange the opportunities for us to get more real world experience in ob, emergency department, etc
L-atest way to procrastinate: pinterest. if you want to know what it is, click here. if you like it, join and follow my boards :)
T-errific video i found on Cindy Evans facebook! it is from the SkitGuys and called Gods Chisel. Please take the time to watch this 9 minute video below! its an eyeopener!
H-ad first casserole/crockpot luncheon with the class above us! there was so much food and it was all so delicious! I didnt bake anything, but Alisha let me "share-bring" her dish: mexican chicken casserole.
C-oming to the end of the bible study led by the 2nd year PA students. it has been such an encouraging fellowship of believers, but it is sad to see them realize that they will be leaving each other in a matter of days.
A-nyone in the healthcare field and eligible for loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps needs to check it out! I totally plan on doing this and this past week i got really excited about it!
R-eally not into studying for my medical law test this past week, so I started a new show: Combat Hospital. Its a medical show on a military base, so its abunch of trauma action! I have really grown tolike love it even though there has only been 2 episodes!
E-xpected my medical law exam to be tough since the content of the test was somewhat vague! it wasnt as bad as it could have been, but there were only 25 questions, so the pressure was on! you miss 3, and you get a B... no pressure to get an A! HealthCare USA, the title of this blog, is our text for this class. it is a very interesting book, but can also serve as a sleep remedy!
U-nknown info about health care in the US! here are some things i learned from my med law class: The US spends almost 20% of its GDP on healthcare. Only 8% of that is spent on pharmaceuticals. The ratio of generalists to specialists is 35:65. The hospitalist speciality is growing rapidly! Most of long term care happens in Home Care. There is such a thing as "Adult Day Care." Health Care employs 10% of the US Workforce.
S-pent friday and saturday studying with paige. on friday night, we treated ourselves to some blizzards from Dairy Queen, yummy!!
A-rugments, closing arguments. my roommate Alisha has gotten me addicted to the Casey Anthony. and sunday, both sides of the case gave their final words to the jury! I was glued to the TV! I did however, go to Pump Springs again--it was a very patriotic service--Happy Bday America.
HealthCare USA
In an effort to get more involved with my readers, I have decided to start answering questions from readers each time I post. Therefore, if you have any questions you would like me to answer regarding any aspect of the PA life (application, schooling, profession) or simply life in general, PLEASE comment under the post. Im excited to see things my readers want to know :)
H-ow are we supposed to have classes when the power to the entire building is out??? monday ended up being a free day since there was no power to dcom. as soon as an email was sent saying classes were cancelled, the electricity came on. fancy that ;) however, for once in my life, i wished we would have had class so we didnt get behind.
E-xciting topic in anatomy and physical diagnosis: the HEART!!! i love studying the heart and i think it's such a reflection of God's perfect design.
A-ctual clincal experience--our public health professor is trying to arrange the opportunities for us to get more real world experience in ob, emergency department, etc
L-atest way to procrastinate: pinterest. if you want to know what it is, click here. if you like it, join and follow my boards :)
T-errific video i found on Cindy Evans facebook! it is from the SkitGuys and called Gods Chisel. Please take the time to watch this 9 minute video below! its an eyeopener!
H-ad first casserole/crockpot luncheon with the class above us! there was so much food and it was all so delicious! I didnt bake anything, but Alisha let me "share-bring" her dish: mexican chicken casserole.
C-oming to the end of the bible study led by the 2nd year PA students. it has been such an encouraging fellowship of believers, but it is sad to see them realize that they will be leaving each other in a matter of days.
A-nyone in the healthcare field and eligible for loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps needs to check it out! I totally plan on doing this and this past week i got really excited about it!
R-eally not into studying for my medical law test this past week, so I started a new show: Combat Hospital. Its a medical show on a military base, so its abunch of trauma action! I have really grown to
E-xpected my medical law exam to be tough since the content of the test was somewhat vague! it wasnt as bad as it could have been, but there were only 25 questions, so the pressure was on! you miss 3, and you get a B... no pressure to get an A! HealthCare USA, the title of this blog, is our text for this class. it is a very interesting book, but can also serve as a sleep remedy!
U-nknown info about health care in the US! here are some things i learned from my med law class: The US spends almost 20% of its GDP on healthcare. Only 8% of that is spent on pharmaceuticals. The ratio of generalists to specialists is 35:65. The hospitalist speciality is growing rapidly! Most of long term care happens in Home Care. There is such a thing as "Adult Day Care." Health Care employs 10% of the US Workforce.
S-pent friday and saturday studying with paige. on friday night, we treated ourselves to some blizzards from Dairy Queen, yummy!!
A-rugments, closing arguments. my roommate Alisha has gotten me addicted to the Casey Anthony. and sunday, both sides of the case gave their final words to the jury! I was glued to the TV! I did however, go to Pump Springs again--it was a very patriotic service--Happy Bday America.
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