Student Life Blogs

The end of class this morning was the official beginning to my spring break! Although I'm free from classes and clinic assignments for a week, I'm not free from studying. Part 1 of National Boards is quickly approaching, and I've got some major studying and reviewing to do. However, I plan to still enjoy my break by studying most of the day, and relaxing during the evenings. Studying for boards, thus far has not been as stressful as I expected, but I'm still worried about knowing all of the... Read More

Hello Blogosphere! Well, I've taken most of the first round of tests for all my classes and so far so good, but there's been more to February than just those exams . Let me catch you up... First there was the Super Bowl.  My roommate and I hosted a Super Bowl watch party at our apartment and had several of our classmates join us in watching the game. My poor Patriots couldn't come back after their '08 match-up with the Giants, but it was still a good game (past my tears of course!).... Read More

Another week is over which means I am one week closer to clinic.  Every time I go to lab and learn a new procedure, I get excited for clinic all over again. Some of the procedures we're doing in Anterior Seg lab include  punctal plug insertion, meibomian gland expression, and the Schirmer test. After all we've heard about dry eye and these tests, we actually know how to do them now!  I'm starting to feel more like a student doctor and less like just a student. Looking at next week, I have... Read More

Greetings to All!! The semester is already starting to roll. The demands and pressures of being a 2 nd year student are rising to a peak. We have had an anterior segment and contact lens exam with more to follow soon. Not to mention we have two practicals next week in Anterior Segment and Theory & Methods. In Anterior Segment lab we are responsible for properly examining and accurately describing structures such as lids, lashes, conjunctiva, cornea, anterior chamber, iris, and... Read More

We wasted no time getting back into classes after a long, well-deserved and very lazy winter break. Being up north with family and friends was so wonderful that it was hard getting back into my routine in Memphis. I had no time to waste, because we had lots of labs and lectures the first week and quizzes the second week. It's going to be a very busy semester. We already had the annual Eyeball. This year it was held right downtown at the Cadre Building, a very snazzy venue right off 2nd... Read More