The Great Evil....

There exists a darkness, a sinister blackness, an oily evil that oozes in like a fecund fungus. This evil is stale, silent, and overpowering, a thick force that creeps up on a person and, like a conquering virus, threatens to infect, infest, and immobilize.

What is this great evil, you might ask? It is the period of time that lay between taking your STEP 1 medical boards and receiving the results.

On May 24th I sat for my COMLEX STEP 1 medical licensure boards. It was eight hours of physical and mental anguish as I racked every corner of my brain for obtuse facts that may lead me to the correct answer. After the test was over I was exhausted but grateful that this major step to becoming a doctor was done. All I needed now was my score!

This was 41 days ago.

41 days of prayer, agony, thinking, second-guessing, consulting with my classmates, and finally, resignation. Thoughts bounce around my head:  I hope I passed. What if I didn't pass? Of course I passed! Don't most people pass? Maybe I didn't pass....after all, I'm not the smartest person in my class. Oh great, I'm a loser. Is it too late to start a career at Taco Bell? I love Taco Bell. How long will it take to pay off my loans on a Taco Bell salary? Whoa, 427 years. I better stick to this med school thing. I hope I passed.... 

It's July 4th and my classmates and I are still waiting. What choice do we have? Though it's killing us, it's profoundly out of our control so we have become resigned to our fate.

This is a great evil.....

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