Student Life Blogs

Almost a 4th year! It’s crazy to think about how fast the time has flown! I saw a patient last week for his annual comprehensive eye exam. What’s so cool about that?….I did his comprehensive eye exam last year too. Whoa. He was also my first glaucoma patient so I recognized him right away. It was wonderful to be able to provide care to someone I was already familiar with. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing new faces. I just like to build relationships more. I had a great experience today... Read More

 Oh man, blogosphere…it’s looks like this student doc is clinic bound! Since January, I have been practicing for the final practical of all FINAL practicals: the infamous (and definitely sweat-worthy) pre-clinic checkout. In this checkout every skill we have mastered over the past two years is given one last final assessment to ensure we are clinic-ready for May. For these past two weeks, second-year students have been demonstrating their proficiency in case history, chair skills,... Read More

 Happy Spring, Blogosphere: What a busy March! Without further delay here’s the month that was… For spring break about 20 of my classmates and I traveled south of the border to Cozumel, Mexico on a cruise. It was a much needed (and well deserved, if I do say so) break. The trip was full of good laughs, delicious food, and great memories. Even better, our ship didn’t get stranded! Below are some photo highlights: I also did my fair share of jet-setting in March. The first... Read More

On Thursday morning, my lab group was lucky enough to have enough time between Contact Lens and Vision Therapy labs to take heed of an email from Dr. Lebowitz titled “Newman’s last lecture is happening right now!” So, at 10:30, we met down on the second floor, where Dr. Newman was lecturing on phorias. There we were joined by many – third years, other second years, faculty, staff, and others. Then, a few first years dressed as fairies (you’ll have to ask them about the significance of... Read More