Student Life Blogs

...FAIL! I'm referring to my very first patient encounter in The Eye Center, about four months ago. I can still remember that morning very clearly. Three of my classmates and I were gathered around a computer, nervously waiting for our four morning patients to arrive. When the screen indicated that a patient was ready to go, my stomach dropped. I knew that I was going to take the first patient of the day and I got major butterflies in my stomach. It's not that I felt unprepared.... Read More

I can't believe that my SCO experience is already halfway done! It seems like we were just pulling our moving van up to our new apartment in Southaven. My wife and I were recently reflecting on our time in Memphis and decided that even though it feels like we just got here, we definitely have made 2 years worth of memories! We were looking over our pictures and couldn't believe how many fun things we've been blessed to enjoy, from Grizzlies games to picnics with classmates.... Read More

With the second test week in the rear view mirror, we are officially 2/3 of the way done with the semester. I love the quiet weekends after test weeks for a lot of reasons, like getting a little more sleep, a needed study break, and a justified trip to Corky's for some BBQ. I also love these weekends because it affords me a chance to look back on how far I've come. I cannot believe that just 14 months ago, I was starting optometry school! In just 14 short months, I have learned how to... Read More

Wow, it's amazing how much life can change in a month! It seems like I was just feeling the burn of final exams, but now the "living' is easy." I was able to find a job on campus cleaning and making minor repairs to phoroptors and slit lamps. The job itself is very interesting and beneficial because I will be able to perform simple maintenance on optometric equipment in my own practice one day. It's amazing how fast first year went! Things came at us so quickly that I didn't notice how... Read More