Yesterday was the first day of classes and it was a day full of "Introduction to the Study of Medicine" lectures so it wasnt to bad. We did have Intro to Anatomy in the afternoon but the material hasnt piled on...YET. I still studied for a LONG time last night though. Our schedule works out where we have to study and LEARN the information dissected/lectured for the following day. Thus, Mondy night is spent preparing for the dissection to be done on Tuesday morning and a lecture quiz on the same material at the beginning of class which has not yet been taught to us. crazy!
I did not actually dissect today because we have a Group A and Group B. Basically, I will do every other dissection. In each group there are 4 people so they are 8 total working on one cadavar. At the last 30min of lab, the group that did not dissect will come into lab and the dissecting group will go over everything they did and vice versa for the next day. Group A dissected the superficial back muscles today and I (in Group B) came at 11:15 to be shown what they dissected and study the muscles they revealed. Sooooo, I did get to touch, feel, and learn from a cadavar today. A very big deal!!
Our cadavar is a woman that died at the age of 60. I do not know how I feel about this whole situation yet but since we are working on her back muscles right now I think I won't freak out until we start work on the anterior (front) of her body. Either way, I have nothing but respect and gratitude for her decision to donate her body in order for me to become a competent physician.
Tomorrow is another dull day of "Intro to Medicine" with lectures on Self awareness, professionalism, learning styles, Developing an Osteopathic identity, and some other Physician and Society Classes. Thursday morning it is back to the lab when I will be exposing the deep back muscles of the cadavar!
damn girl. i threw up a little in mouth, but props to you. you should give her a name.
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