Author Archives: Marcus Lee

> After an incredible weekend of rest, warmth, sunshine and no studying, things have gotten back to normal. As if to emphasize the need to get back to the grind, our early tease of spring has yielded to a cold … Continue reading →

> We are almost through with our exam block. We took our Psychiatry final today and have a study day tomorrow for our Physiology mid-term on Friday. I have been pretty hard core with the books for the last ten … Continue reading →

> Sometimes you just have to set priorities. No more book reading for physiology class this week. I had been really good about keeping up with the readings for this class, but the first two exams have shown me once … Continue reading →

> We’re in the middle of a pretty quiet two week stretch leading up to the end of our winter quarter. Then we have a barrage of exams lasting a week. The good thing is we have no classes that … Continue reading →

> An absolutely beautiful weekend was squandered in the library. I crammed all of the Histology I could in for our exam today and much of it took I think. So much of our studying comes down to cramming and … Continue reading →

> Is there any part of the body that has been written about, romanticized, and imbued with such symbolism as the heart? We started studying the heart in Physiology today. I wonder how the heart came to be equated with … Continue reading →

> We are now full swing into Physiology and it promises to be my favorite first year course. Our first unit covered material that we had already studied somewhat in Biochemistry and Histology so for once I didn’t feel too … Continue reading →

> I love fresh starts. After a hectic week of exams immediately after the holiday break, a confluence of events has made my life seem new and full of promise again. First of all, we finished biochemistry finally. This class … Continue reading →

> I have had several people wonder what the medical school experience was like for the rest of my family. I have been married 13 years and have four kids. The girls are Morgan, 10, Macey, 9, and McKenzie 7 … Continue reading →

> I am writing this about 8 and a half hours before my comprehensive final exam in biochemistry. I have reached that saturation point where I think anything else I memorize will bump something else out. I think I have … Continue reading →