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9/11/007

Remembering the day:

Part of my memory of September 11th will be always remembering what I was doing on that day in 2001 and this day in the future. Even if the internet becomes outdated and I stop blogging, I'll think about that day.

What did I do today? I worked the 11pm-7am shift in the ER. It was a relatively long night but somewhat slow. I only saw four patients, which is normal for a med student rotator who isn't planning on doing it for life. I on the other hand usually see about 6-7 patients per 8 hour shift. I was on the road driving home by 7:30am. I talked after my shower to my boyfriend for about 20 some minutes till 8:30 but kept falling asleep. I crawled under the covers and pretty much slept until noon.

When I woke up I started watching TV and the History Channels 9/11 coverage. I was disappointed that more channels weren't covering anything. They didn't even have the American flags up in the corners of the screen. I expected more.

Labels: 9/11, ground zero, september 11, world trade center

posted by Allie @ 10:43 AM 1 comments

Step 2 CK

While it seems that test taking is all I do lately, I am just returning from a month off from taking step 2 CK. CK is a nine hour computerized test that is graded on a similar scale to the step 1 test - 360 questions, 60 of which are experimental and the other 300 determine your score. Unlike step 1 instead of pathophysiology, you are graded on diagnosis skills and treatment. In my case, that is a very good thing because EM pretty much that.

Now about step 2 CK, it felt very different than step 1. I purchased the Kaplan Qbank with a friend, and Kaplan questions felt MUCH harder than the real test. I am not willing to hazard a guess on my score, but I feel better about this test. I also took that same month off to take PALS (pediatric advanced life support) and audit ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support). Even though they cut into my study time, I feel like I got alot out of them. Trauma and peds are relatively 'high yield' on Step 2 it seemed. They are also pretty high yield on my EM rotation that is just starting.

Labels: CK, Clinicl Knowledge, Kaplan, medicine, rotations, Step 2

posted by Allie @ 8:11 PM 0 comments