So, the first week of lectures has gone by in a flash. So many interesting lectures and so much learned. We started going over the clinical examination of the horse, which was interesting. Was basically 2 straight hours of staring at a powerpoint presentation with lots of images of mucous membranes, emaciated horses, horses with edema, horses with exaggerated heave lines, etc. Was a great tutorial, I loved it! The weekend has gone by so quickly with most of it spent writing notes down and going over last weeks lectures and putting them down into note form. I've gotten very organized this semester, so hopefully it will make it much easier to reference back to certain areas of the notes. On Saturday, I stayed at the flat and worked on notes. However, on Sunday, I managed to get myself out of the flat and walk down to Princes Street Gardens (Camera in hand) to take to pictures on such a beautiful sunny day. I managed to get lots of photos of bees, flowers, mushrooms, buildings, etc. I walked into HMV for a bit to see what new DVDs were out and then walked home. This week's lectures have been quite interesting so far. We have gone over more Pharmacology, surgery, etc. Today we went over suture material, which was interesting. I know most of them already, but now it's time to learn their absorption time, tensile strength, advantages/disadvantages, etc. I've been lucky enough to work at AHS for 6 years where I have learned quite a bit from all the very smart doctors there! I've learned so much from all of the doctors there and it has helped TREMENDOUSLY with my understanding of everything!
So, the remainder of this week's lectures are light, with me getting out early every day. Wednesday we have off so that we can meet with our Director of Studies. I am still awaiting the loan cheque to clear so that I can go buy groceries and note taking supplies. I'm almost out of paper, so need that loan money soon! The weather is getting quite rubbish here with temperatures dropping to about 38 degrees now. Burrrrrr! Time to bust out the heavy duty ski jacket!!! Unfortunately, I am without a raincoat, and desperately need one as the rain shall soon start to fall here in Edinburgh. Well, I should get back to being studious. Hope everyone is doing well and I will be posting new photos soon, so stay on the lookout! Cheers!
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Hello! You sound very engaged in your studies as the new semester gets underway. I certainly agree with you that AHS afforded you the best hands on clinical experiences you could have asked for. Now, like you said, you can concentrate on the details such as the specifics with the sutures that you hadn't learned as of yet. Sorry about your weather being rubbish. 90's here and sunny. Post those photos straight away! Miss you!
Mumsy
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