Hi
everybody!
I’m AP, a second year DO student at the Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine, and this is my blog!
Welcome! I’ve never blogged
before, so bear with me as I get the hang of this. I apologize in advance for any grammatical
errors, run-on sentences, and non-sequiturs.
One doesn’t do a whole lot of writing in medical school, so my skills
(what little I had) are a bit rusty, so what you’re reading is how I speak
(still can’t tell if that’s a good or bad thing).
About
me: Born and raised on New
Yawk, went to school at Vassar College (GO VC!), graduated in 2010, and entered
PCOM the following August (so I was “fresh out,” as they say). In addition to being a second year DO
student, I serve on the Student Organizations Council, which is the governing
body for all of the clubs on-campus.
There are around 50 student organizations, and they’re all incredibly
active. There’s always a lecture by a
visiting clinician, workshop, or community service event to attend (but more
about awesome PCOM extracurricular life in future entries). I also hold a work-study job in the Office of
Student Affairs (hello to all of my co-workers reading this!), which takes care
of pretty much everything student-related, from proctoring exams to providing
boards prep materials to processing residency applications. Oh yeah, and I love long walks on the beach
and chocolate ice cream. Actually,
that’s a lie. I grew up on an island,
but hate the beach, and I’m a fro-yo girl.
What
I hope you get from this blog: An in-depth look at life as a PCOM student, both
in and out of the classroom. From
freaking out about Boards to finding rotation sites, I plan to cover a range of
topics (hopefully with a good dose of humor and down-to-earth…ness). PCOM is my home (cheesy, but true), and I’m
always excited to share my PCOM “lurve” with prospective students and
interviewees.
I
hope you enjoy reading this as much as I’ll enjoy writing it! Maybe if I get a certain number of hits, PCOM
will cut me a break on my loans.
