Student Life Blogs

Between studying for exams, practicing every day for the next upcoming practical, and preparing for my SVOSH mission trip to Colombia, I often wonder how I can keep my head on straight. And that’s what made me think of the perfect topic for this blog. No, it’s not my first roadtrip vacation to New Orleans and Nashville, which I’m about to take over spring break, nor is it how I finally got my anterior segment exam practical time to under 8 minutes (woo hoo!). My topic is SCO’s note-taking... Read More

  Hello beautiful people! I’m finding myself halfway through spring semester of second year and wondering, where has all the time gone? With days filled with labs, lectures, conferences, extracurricular and social events, time really does fly by! On the academic front, our courses have had more emphasis on patient-cases and treatment protocols. It’s been great to finally use what we’ve been learning during the past year and a half and apply it to the discussion of patient based... Read More

Wow, I can’t believe it’s almost March! I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun! Honestly, the spring semester of my second year has gotten off to a lot smoother start than I anticipated. I’m used to the heavy course load by now, but I really was expecting it to be the toughest semester so far. But, like I said, it has been smooth sailing so far! I’ve realized this semester we are really focusing on eye health, ocular disease, and the clinical procedures and treatments that go... Read More

Happy Sunday! It’s been a few weeks since my last post and there have been a lot of exciting events taking place for the students at SCO. This month has been very special to me because after a professor nomination process and student interviews, I was chosen as one of the ten Student Ambassadors to represent the Class of 2017! The Student Ambassadors played a huge role in my decision to come to Memphis rather than staying in-state back home, so it means a lot to me that I can be in that... Read More