New Beginnings
I have a special two-part post in the on-deck circle, but it isn't ready yet. However, there is a lot going on here and I didn't want to let so much time pass that my posts would become irrelevant. The most recent big news is... I started med school this week!!! Praise God!!
It all began last week with orientation on Friday. Then Saturday, after more orienting, we had our White Coat ceremony, where they give us our first short white lab coat, we sign the school honor code, and then all together we recite a version of the Hippocratic Oath. It was a nice ceremony, but watching 280 students walk across the stage one at a time, each attempting to gracefully allow someone else to put a coat on them wasn't exactly an exhilarating experience. Except, of course, when that one student was me... I'm sure everybody loved that part of it. Anyway, this week is a combination of orientation and classes, i.e. Gross Anatomy lecture and lab. We already began dissecting our cadaver. It took some getting used to at first, but my whole group seemed to adjust rather quickly to the idea. So far, so good. I think only one person in my class has passed out so far.
So that's what's new here. Thank you for all the prayers that have been such great support up to this point. Please don't stop - I'm sure my need for support and strength and stamina and courage and hope will only increase from here on out. So thank you.
In addition to all that, I am meeting tomorrow with Dr. Javier Sevilla, who happens to be from Trujillo, Honduras. He is a director of the Hispanic and Latino Health program at IU as well as the faculty advisor for the Society of Latinos student interest group. He is also interested in missionary medicine. We are going to meet together regularly to work on Spanish and to discuss and work on the improvement of health care for the Hispanic community in Indianapolis. It should be the beginning of a good experience. Pray that God would open doors as well as my mind.
I better get back to the anatomy books.
more exciting news to come in a few days... remember to check back.
It all began last week with orientation on Friday. Then Saturday, after more orienting, we had our White Coat ceremony, where they give us our first short white lab coat, we sign the school honor code, and then all together we recite a version of the Hippocratic Oath. It was a nice ceremony, but watching 280 students walk across the stage one at a time, each attempting to gracefully allow someone else to put a coat on them wasn't exactly an exhilarating experience. Except, of course, when that one student was me... I'm sure everybody loved that part of it. Anyway, this week is a combination of orientation and classes, i.e. Gross Anatomy lecture and lab. We already began dissecting our cadaver. It took some getting used to at first, but my whole group seemed to adjust rather quickly to the idea. So far, so good. I think only one person in my class has passed out so far.
So that's what's new here. Thank you for all the prayers that have been such great support up to this point. Please don't stop - I'm sure my need for support and strength and stamina and courage and hope will only increase from here on out. So thank you.
In addition to all that, I am meeting tomorrow with Dr. Javier Sevilla, who happens to be from Trujillo, Honduras. He is a director of the Hispanic and Latino Health program at IU as well as the faculty advisor for the Society of Latinos student interest group. He is also interested in missionary medicine. We are going to meet together regularly to work on Spanish and to discuss and work on the improvement of health care for the Hispanic community in Indianapolis. It should be the beginning of a good experience. Pray that God would open doors as well as my mind.
I better get back to the anatomy books.
more exciting news to come in a few days... remember to check back.
posted by kentbrantly at 10:38 PM
9 Comments:
Awesome news Kent! I'm really excited for you...
Now next year, when you've had some experience, you need to cover yourself in baby powder, and get in one of the cadaver body bags to surprise an unknowing first year student...that'll be great...
Congrats! Med school should be fun and exciting for you, as it has been for Melissa here.
Keep on posting. ~ Deb & Josue V.
Aw, you have a white coat! Everyone who watches ER know, the white coat makes you official. No white coat, you can't check my blood pressure! Really, congratulations!!! I know you'll do great. Keep posting about how things are going.
Christina
Congrats on surviving the first week of med. school! It sounds like God is using you in lots of awesome ways. Hang in there and don't spend too much time with Mr.Netter!
Yea Kent! You probably have no idea who this is, but Jason and I went to ACU. Jason was in PiKappa and I was in choir one year. I hope your medical school experience is a good one and that you are blessed and will bless LOTS of people!
Sweetness!!! How amazing that God puts that kind of Dr. in your path. Great opportunities to be used. Love your heart and am pumped for you to be a healer who knows the Healer.
I'm so proud of you! You should post a picture of yourelf in the coat!
I'm so happy for you Kent! Definately an answer to much prayer!
I'm so happy for you Kent! Definately an answer to much prayer!
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