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When I think of my experience at MSIH, I think of a wave. There are the peaks, which come in the form of hard work paying off, when all your studies finally intertwine allowing you to understand a disease process, and time spent with my new friends and family. There are also the valleys, which come in the form of stress resulting in my first gray hairs, nights without sleep, and days spent in a library. Ultimately though, we are on a wave, so there is nothing better. Hopefully, this video gives you a glimpse into the med school wave: (name of the song: ‘There is a wave,’ Mush Ben Ari) It has been an honour to write for this blog and give you a glimpse into my experience here at MSIH. 😊 The Med School Wave:  A video of the ups and downs of med school by Yoni Abres  https://youtu.be/ujR_lUxSW44

In my first blog I spoke about what draws me to Israeli culture, and in my second I hoped to show you through pictures what my experience has been like. Since starting medical school, I have missed many hours of sleep, outings with family and friends, many perfect surfing days, and the list goes on. The hardest part has been leaving my family and friends in Canada. As a result, I learned over one hundred pathogens, all the biochemical pathways, and subjects I did not know existed a few months ago. The question then is why? In our first physiology class, our teacher came in late. When he got to class, he looked like a zombie. He had just finished a 36-hour shift as a resident. He lectured us for three hours that day. He was patient, thorough, and taught us the endocrine system to perfection. He did it because he loves teaching. When we went to visit Holot Detention Center, a center for asylum seekers, we met with some of the asylum seekers who are at the risk of being either detained o...