Student Life Blogs

October has been quite the month! Classes continue to be going well, and I'm always impressed by how much we've learned in such a short amount of time. Many of our classes have begun to focus more on the eye either it be anatomically, health-wise, or optically. It's a sign of the progress my class has made from learning the basics to finally knowing enough information to begin applying our knowledge to the eye. Last weekend our anatomy class hosted a cadaver lab, in which I was able... Read More

Last Saturday, I took my family and participated in the 4th Annual Memphis Vision Walk.    It's a fundraising event for the Foundation Fight Blindness.   Since the foundation started in 2006, they have already raised $18 million that has been donated to vision-saving research.  We went last year and had so much fun that we decided to make it an annual tradition.  The walk is about 5K and you can bring your children, strollers, and even your dogs.  Afterwards, we had a great time enjoying the... Read More

I'm finished with Part 3 of Boards!! It feels really great to be over that hurdle, but the next one is right in front of me with the final written portion of the NBEO exam at the end of November. I'm back to Clinic after a great extra long weekend with family and friends. We traveled to Union City, Sevierville, Charlotte, back to Sevierville and then finally back to Memphis. We drove the whole way and the trip through the mountains in TN/NC was so beautiful, pictures would not do it... Read More

Just to let you all know….it is still very hot here in sunny Arizona. It’s still been in the triple digits this past week. I’ve had great experiences here at my externship these past few weeks.  I had the opportunity to observe Dr. Hiatt (one of the ophthalmologists) perform cataract surgery one day. I got to “scrub in” and sit in the operating room and watch 20 cataract surgeries. It was a great experience.  I even got to look into the operating microscope and appreciate the true nature... Read More

Hello World:  It's been an incredible month, and the cooler weather isn't the only thing that's changed around Memphis! September came and went in a blink of an eye.  So much has happened since my last post, and I'm excited to share with you all the exciting happenings. Numero uno, I received my white coat! To kick-off Homecoming weekend, SCO hosted its Convocation and White Coat Ceremony. My parents came to Memphis for the ceremony, which was nice because I finally could show them... Read More