First few weeks of school, iPad update!

Alright so the first few weeks of PA school have passed and all I can say is it has gone by very fast. The first week was Intro to Anatomy, and it was a LOT of work. I was at the school pretty much all day from 9:00 until 10:00pm when the campus closed. We had 3 days to remember/memorize all the bones and boney landmarks of the skeletal system. Besides all the other anatomy that we had to know/memorize. We started on Tuesday and had our test on Friday. It was pretty intese to say the least. 

Then we had a week of Genetics, and we just finished Topics in the PA profession. We are also in the middle of Evidence Based Medicine which is every Thursday morning. 


This upcoming week we are starting the meat and potatos of PA school: Intro to Clinical Medicine. It includes a lot of pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology for all body systems. I am really excited, however I am also scared out of my mind. Our professors assured us that if we are not panicked by the amount of work, then we are abnormal! So it looks like i'll be studying all day long, but I am expecting that.


iPad update!
OK, so for those who were wondering what I think of my iPad to take notes on for class... I really like it a lot! Its so much easier than printing out powerpoint slides and writing on them, and it keeps all of my classes/powerpoints organized and easy to access. I also just ordered a bluetooth keyboard that I think will be very helpful if I want to type in some sections instead of writing (not everyone needs or wants this). I suggest the iPad for everyone in PA school... so if you are debating, just get it you wont regret it.

A look at the keyboard I ordered for my iPad. 

Also, in other news, I got a job! I know... they say don't get a job when your in PA school, but this job is for the school. When the IT guys came and gave us an intro to how to connect to the internet, and how to print ect... they said that they select one person from each class to be a" technology representative" and its a work study position. So I interviewed and got the job! and I work 5 hours/week and get a little extra money each month! Most of these hours are me helping to fix/diagnose problems with peoples Macs and PCs, and at times with the audio/visual equipment in class. (and since im in class all day, i don't really have to go anywhere for work) So its a great opportunity for me to lower my final PA school debt... even if it is just a little bit. 

Study group!

We were assigned study groups/test taking groups at the beginning of class and here is mine. We had fun this week working on assignments together. Yes we take tests together, we already took and passed our first test last week.