Student Life Blogs

5/29/13

No Lunch for You!

Yesterday was somewhat of a clinical milestone: I didn’t have time for a lunch break. That’s totally ok, though! The fascination from Tuesday morning kept me going through the afternoon. My patient yesterday was an elderly Vietnamese lady who didn’t speak English. Luckily, she came with a translator, who is a retired veteran and humanitarian (though, I suppose if you really are a humanitarian, you don’t really retire from that). However, a slight complication was that they also came w... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 5/29/13

5/23/13

Pizza! Chicken! Macaroni! – A Lesson in Directionality

It’s been a great month! Right before finals, I was able to attend The Exchange (previously known as Vision Source! North America). It was a wonderful conference and a lot was accomplished. Each year, the presidents and VPs from each of the private practice clubs are invited to attend as part of a national organization called the Student Optometric Leadership Network or SOLutioN. SOLutioN is a network of student optometrists dedicated to ensuring the future of private practice optom... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 5/23/13

5/15/13

First Patient!

I had an amazing time in Honduras! Absolutely wonderful, and I learned a lot. But I’ll talk about that more in depth later. Much has already happened! We arrived safely in Memphis last night at about 11:30. This morning, our clinic orientation began at 8:30, meaning that many SVOSHers had just a few hours of rest. That’s ok – in my case, I was full of nervous energy as the various chiefs of clinic came to talk to us about expectations for this summer and beyond. After all, I would be seeing... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 5/15/13

5/14/13

Hello Third Year!

Greetings, Blogosphere: The time has come, the Class of 2015 has officially made it to third year! Not only does this mean I have moved on to upperclassman status, but I also had my first REAL patient encounter in The Eye Center today. The best part was, I survived Day 1 as a student doctor in the clinic. Time has really flown at SCO…it was only last month that I was studying for final exams and preparing for preclinic checkouts. Now, here I am assessing, diagnosing, and managing my fir... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 5/14/13

5/6/13

Transitions

If it seems like I haven’t written in a while, it’s not for the lack of events. Oh goodness, have things happened! Rather, it’s because I haven’t really found the right words for the summary of this spring semester of second year. Everything I’ve come up with up to now is rather inadequate. Even now, as I type my observations, I struggle with what to say, how to describe just how truly…complex this particular end of the semester is for me. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but let’s give it the ol... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 5/6/13