Final Post Ever

Well, this will probably be my last post on this blog. I graduated Friday, April 23, 2010. It was a great day! I have loved school but I am also glad to be done! Bring on the real world!

Thanks to all my friends and professors who helped me learn and accomplish my goal.

Last VA Day Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am done with the VA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is one of the happiest days of my life! I had lots of good learning experiences here...but I'm so glad I'm done! I am ready to rid myself of this place. Bring on private practice!

I PASSED!!

I passed my clinical boards! Yay!!! with 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha i'm happy. The only thing left to hear about is National Written. I felt like it was way harder than I expected...but I still think I'll pass.
Today was nice. Just saw a V and a 1B and a 1A. Easy, nice day for the week after boards.

BOARDS ARE OVER!!

Ok...not quite. I still have to take the National tomorrow...but psh...I'm gonna rock that! Last week were the anesthesia and clinical boards. I feel like a did really well...I did the best I possibly could have. I'm still waiting to get my score...but I feel pretty good about it!
Today I saw an easy V and IV with 7 teeth. ha ha...nice day for the week after boards.

Next up...BOARDS!!!!

So today was the last day of clinic before boards!!!! I feel really confident though. I had two patients today, class IIs and I did really well on them. I feel as prepared as I have ever felt. I just hope everything will go well on Friday and I won't have any bad luck. :D

Mockboard #3

Today's mockboard is going to also be my real board patient so I was really nervous that he would be too hard. But I did well. I missed 4 spots but only 3 counted. My probes and recession were right on so the only points I missed were the 3 spots. I got 82/100 so that's passing. I'm excited because his calculus wasn't too tenacious and even though he was bleeding, it wasn't impossible. I'm really excited. When I have the extra 30 minutes on the board I think I will have enough time to get it all. I'm excited!

VA day

My morning patient was really nice. He was 2 quads of a III and 2 quads of a IV. My afternoon patient was a quadriplegic with a catheder. His wife came and helped me and the dentist with the wheelchair transfer. He was a super happy and nice guy. Which is different than you would expect an older, paralized person to be (at least I probably wouldn't be that happy.) His wife was really nice too. She helped him with his catheder and even though I'm sure it was really embarrassing and humiliating for him, he stayed positive and fun. That is true love right there. It was refreshing to see. I had a fun time talking with him and working with him. He was 2 quads of a III and 2 quads of a V. It was a good day at the VA.