COMLEX + 1 Week

Remarkably, today marks one week since I sat for my Step 1 boards. It has taken nearly a week for the anxiety surrounding the boards to slowly ebb away. For many months I've been studying myself almost into a stupor. Now, abruptly, I have nothing to study. The day I got home from the boards I sat down at my little desk out of habit, ready to open my USMLE First Aid book. I stared at it dumbly, suddenly realizing I was done. I actually felt lost for a few moments. What do I do now? I thought to myself.

Since coming to this realization, I have had the extreme pleasure in spending more time with my family, doing some local teaching, and reading about those medical subjects which were a little weaker for me (can anyone say PHARMACOLOGY??). I am looking forward to 3rd year with profound excitement: finally, we get to help patients on the wards! For me, this is a "return to the wards" as I have 18 years of military medical experience in clinics, the field, and hospitals. It feels like I'm coming home.

Meanwhile, I have at least two more weeks of waiting before board scores are released. No use being anxious now - what's done is done and it is quite literally in God's Hands.

I'm grateful for getting this far and very much looking forward to the next two years and to residency beyond.

Be blessed, dear reader. I'll keep you posted.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232055