Author Archives: Marcus Lee

Surgery was my last class of the M3 year. The rotation consisted of six weeks on general surgery and three separate two-week subspecialty blocks. There seems to be a little something different about surgery to me that I can’t put … Continue reading →

> My introduction to “running a code” came early on my medicine rotation. At our school, the on-call medicine team is the group to carry the code pagers. When somebody on the floor at the hospital goes into respiratory or … Continue reading →

> The fog that is the third year of medical school has lifted. I would like to tell you that I have been too busy studying during every spare moment to post diary entries. I would like to tell you … Continue reading →

> The Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital has an inscription in the entryway which reads “Children are a message that we send to a time that we will not see.” I liked to read it every morning when I went … Continue reading →

> I didn’t realize how anxious I had become about getting my Step 1 score until late Wednesday afternoon when I still had not gotten the promised page from the Office of Student Affairs. We had been given strict instructions … Continue reading →

> My Family Medicine rotation began its second week today. Last Monday my group of 13 M3s, fresh from taking the Step, met at the school for our orientation. We have each been assigned to a family medicine physician around … Continue reading →

> The big day has come and gone. I took the USMLE Step 1 yesterday. The test is administered here in Jackson at a Sylvan Learning Center. They have a small room with 15 workstations set up with just table … Continue reading →

> It was a lost holiday weekend as far as studying went. I did have a great time though. I cut grass, went fishing, watched Macey play four softball games, went to two cookouts, watched a thrilling Memorial Day Reds … Continue reading →

>   Today was the last day of school for the kids so my routine will get broken up. For the last week and a half I have enjoyed a nice leisurely morning. I get the girls up about 6:30 … Continue reading →

> As Twain remarked, “the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Yes, I am still here and have made it through the M2 year. I am sorry to have gotten so lax in posting but the grind of constant … Continue reading →