Needed update

April 24, 2008 on 1:31 pm | In Uni | No Comments |

So I’ve been neglecting this of late and I’ve kept meaning to post an update

The competition which I was trying to submit to has been sent away but I’ve yet to hear a result or even an acknowledgement. I emailed the contact I had before sending it and got no reply and she didn’t pick up her phone either. I don’t really know whether the time I spent on it was worth it or not which is really annoying. I’m hopeful I’ll still hear something back although I’m not convinced. Also hope that I’ll get my SSM result back sometime in the near future but I know that version of the essay was much weaker than the greatly extended one.

That doesn’t mean I don’t have plenty to do in the mean time. With only about 6 weeks to go till the exam the stress is really starting to hit. In fact I really shouldn’t be on here typing this but I need an excuse to stop revising now and again. I’m not quite as worried as some of my colleagues yet but I’m sure it’ll get that way soon. The breadth of topics we’ve covered this year is actually quite impressive, although I really feel I’ve forgot a lot of it. Trying to work out the best way to revise is also taking time. I’ve concluded that reading through my notes PBL by PBL just doesn’t work and becomes ridiculously boring. Mind-maps, questions and peer groups seem to do the trick a lot more.

The problem though is trying to fit it all in around the 5 or so weeks of teaching we have to go. How I envy those with study leave!

We’re also getting another final piece of coursework in the next week or so, just in case we didn’t have enough to be getting on with. My aim is to finish that hopefully the same day, although I anticipate yet more “original hand drawings” - grr!

Away from Uni I’ve been doing the odd first aid duty now and again. Went to my first old firm match last week which certainly opened by eyes a bit. Ended up meeting someone from my VS group as well which, in a crowd of about 60000, was pretty impressive. Managed to take a few phone quality pics of the night, the best of which being these 2:

I’ve still not heard anything about my phlebotomy job. My Disclosure is back and I’m expecting to need an appointment with occupational health. Hopefully I’ll hear something soon as I could do with some money….badly!

Finished!

April 4, 2008 on 10:51 pm | In Medical | No Comments |

6337 words, but it’s done!

I have no idea how many other people will submit something, but I’m guessing it probably won’t be more than about 10 or so. I also have no idea how good my article is. I was hoping that I would get the results back from the shorter SSM version before I submit this although it seems unlikely now. I’ve also found a good deal of things that just aren’t right in that version. Hopefully it won’t be too big a deal for the result and so long as I pass it’ll be OK.

That said, I’d feel annoyed if I get something lower or even the same as some of my colleagues who put a lot less effort and time into the module. This tends to happen with me and medicine. Guess I can’t do much but try that little harder.