Well, I suppose I am officially a medical student. Today was orientation, and Anna was able to join me for this amazing experience. The excitement was in the air, and all 160 students who were accepted and put the deposit down! As the 1st class of the med school, the aura that filled the room was exhilarating. As all of the students counted the seconds down with the online countdown, it really hit me - I am in TN and I will be a doctor in less than 4 years! I will post some pics of the new school when I can, but you can follow the link on the right to the official site for pictures. Some interesting facts about our 10 clinical faculty members(practicing physicians) not even including the Basic Science Faculty members:
-167 total years in Medical Education
- 1,352 Residents trained
- 5 Faculty members are former Residency Program Directors
- Over 625,000 pts seen
- 1,850 students advised
- Over 101,800 hours working in the ER
- Only 5 Total Malpractice suits (the average is 3 per doctor)
- 4,832 babies delivered
- 181 total years in practice
It is estimated that the 160 students in our class will see 93,699,000 patients before we retire! It is incredible the impact 1 medical school class can have! The next 4 years will be an amazing experience!
Oh, our other 1st of the day! Pierce stayed with a non-family member for the first time. A sweet grandmother named Connie took care of Pierce while we at orientation. Anna was a little apprehensive, but she did great! And so did Pierce. This has been a great day for our family. Actual classes start Friday, so wish us luck!
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I am so glad for you guys. Sounds like everything was very exciting. Thanks for posting the pictures of Pierce. I love his smile. He is too cute!
Love,
Mom
Awesome! The house is so cute and we can totally feel the excitement as you begin your journey! Keep us posted. We (Miranda and I)wanna hear what it's like working in the cadaver lab!
Thanks for the great pics! We are so excited for all of you as you begin this new chapter in your lives! We cannot wait until October and the White Coat Ceremony! Pierce has already grown so much we can hardly stand it.
Love, Mom, Dad and Kevin
Hey guys
It is nice to read your updates. We love your blog, your new house, and all the pics. It sounds like you are right where God wants you to be, but we miss you.
Love ya, Keep in touch
Renee and David
so how did mommy and daddy survive the first non-family member watching the little one. I remember when we went thru that with Aiden.
hey buddy. great to hear that things are going well in TN!!! =D Hope to be in your position in about a yr! I'll come visit post this MK =P. All the best to u, anna, pierce, and the rest of the fam =).
best,
jw
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