"Caught between 1st and 2nd Year" by MSIH blogger Ayal Levi
“Caught between 1 st and 2 nd Year” So, by some normal measurements, 1 st year has come to an end. The 3 Ps are all finished (Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology) as is the behemoth of Microbiology. 2 nd year is waiting for us after the summer. So where are we now? Some strange twilight of academia filled with an endless staircase of review? Nope, we have a trial run of 2 nd year before us. A brief look at oncology, then three week segments of endocrinology and hematology. A trial run of the “system” set-up now adopted by many medical schools, whereby each topic is studied for an intense 3-4 weeks, thought of as a more academically holistic approach. Allows us to get “monk” (to paraphrase a friend of mine) on a topic, sans head shaving and stylish robes. This window into next year got me thinking. That, and this hi-caffeine tea I found. We have entered the epilogue of 1 st year. The prologue of 2 nd year. Maybe an appropriate time to reflect on lessons learned? Or maybe put eyes t...