If you were using only one word to describe your medical journey so far, what would it be? Feel free to post multiple one word descriptors.
FYI: I will be summarizing them here for everyone once I have enough words to do it!
Monday, January 10, 2011
One Word
I posed the following question over on our Facebook page and thought I would pose it here as well. Tell me what you think!
FYI: I will be summarizing them here for everyone once I have enough words to do it!
FYI: I will be summarizing them here for everyone once I have enough words to do it!
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I would say.... resilient.
No matter how hard things get, (bad test scores, super late nights, long days) we both dust each other off and get back up. He obviously has it harder since he is the one in medical school however we are getting through this together!
Another word would be "compromise". Rather than looking at it as me 'chasing his dreams', we are trying to do what is best for the both of us and encouraging one another along the way.
Wife of a MD/PhD Student . . . Thank you for the submissions! I love that you took a positive spin to your's! :)
Surprising!
The reason I say this is that it really has surprised both of us how much easier this journey has been than we thought it would be. The med school part went by fast, rotations even faster and residency--- not quite as fast. But this experience has brought our family closer together than farther apart. My husband has been very good at prioritizing his time and making sure his family gets to see him, too. His fellow residents who don't have 3 boys already have a hard time understanding why he never goes to their after work get togethers, but that doesn't bother him:)
I've been trying to think of the exact word for what I mean, but all I can think of is
"Unsettled"
And I don't mean that in a bad way at all. Just that... there is always some milestone or some move to look to or plan for. From the MCAT to applications to White Coat to the first exam to the end of each quarter and finals to the move for rotations to Step 1 and 2 and 3 and changing rotations every 4 weeks and the search for a residency program.... always looking to what is ahead so its hard to just appreciate the 'here and now'.... leaving me feel, unsettled.
Ooh I like this! Some of the words already listed really speak to me, especially "compromise" and "unsettled."
I'd say "pride" and "growth," since I've been able to watch my husband bloom from a young shaky med student into a confident, knowledgeable doctor.
And I'd say "liminality," since we are constantly in this in-between space of not-quite student, not-quite full-fledged physician.
rebecca . . . That's a great word! We have had a number of surprises, both good and not so good! And, I can completely relate on the prioritization. When we started, we were the only one with kids. Now it's not the case, but you can definitely tell the difference in priorities . . . and we are simply okay with that!
Mandy, The Mother of All Chaos . . . I totally know what you mean! We are almost half way done with residency and already starting to get that feeling again! Almost time to start thinking fellowship or not, interviews, etc. I am NOT prepared!
lifeofadoctorswife . . . I had no idea what liminality was and literally had to look it up! When I did, I had an "aha" moment! That is such a great word!!!!! Thank you!
liminality....I"m off to look it up myself! hahaha
Mandy, The Mother of All Chaos . . . And, what do you think?!?
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