1st Study Week at IM

It's been one of the most tiring week for a while. This is only the first study week of the course. It's been both mentally and physically draining.

The week kicked off with PBL. Being the first for all of us, we were had pretty slow starts before we finally sort of got the hang of it. But as we dwell into the topic deeper, we became more pressured as we need to look up for detailed explanations of all those biological processes. Lots of new things to add to the A Levels Biological knowledge. Not forgetting the whole list of new terms to learn after the first week.

Lectures had been, as usual, not as interesting. But, at least we got to have different lecturers for different topics. That helps a bit. Didn't really manage to catch much from the lectures though.

Much more exciting were the workshops, language class and patient care sessions. They were all pretty interactive and more practical in the profession. Lots of fun involved, especially when we had the chance to act as doctors. Looking forward to these sessions again.

This week started off quite smoothly. Just recovered from being sick TWICE in the last two weeks. Really hope I can stay healthy so I can work full-blast for the course. Work load is getting heavier and pressure is building up as we are supposed to complete our PBL session for "Healthy Diet". Sounds easy, but with Health Sciences intertwinned into it, it isn't that simple after all. The number of thick anatomy and physiological books in our Base Rooms can already show how this simple topic "sunbursts" into various biological areas.

Although I know that a lot of hardwork is needed for this course, I feel happy studying it. It's my interest I guess. Getting the feeling of being motivated to search for more information about certain doubts is GOOD! Everything is too surreal now: me studying Bachelor of Health Science/Medicine. Not the path I planned, but close enough :o)

I just can't wait until our labcoats (with names embroidded on them) to come on Wednesday. And we'll get to wear them to our ward visit this Saturday. Really excited!!!

A lot of more research to do everyday. That's pretty much the routine for now. I'm also still settling in to the life here in Bandar. May not be a big change but still, needs some adjustments. Hope things get sorted out soon.

Cheers =]