Honestly, I can hardly believe it. This journey has been so much more than I imagined and required so much more than I had to offer. It is God Who has carried my family and myself on eagle's wings (Exodus 19:4) and brought us through tribulation, trial, and triumph on levels heretofore unknown. He has guided us through extraordinary blessing and crippling want, academic success and biting poverty. And, through it all, we have come to know and love Him and appreciate each other as a family more. I will never stop celebrating the reality that I am a physician because of Yeshua (Jesus).
Please note I am not bouncing off the walls in wild exuberance. Though I am terribly thrilled at finally being done with my medical rotations and school work, there remains on final exam (a COMAT shelf exam in surgery) hanging over my head. This is unusual as most students by this time in their academic careers have finished all their academic requirements. When taking this particular exam many months ago, there was a computer glitch that required me to stop and restart, thus robbing me of precious time. I ended up failing by one point. My school has asked that I retake this exam. Until I do, I am not completely done.
I must be honest: this is a frustration. But, I know if God can carry me through undergraduate studies and four years of medical school with a large family and two special needs children, He can get me through this final, petty, exam. It will take about three weeks of study and two additional weeks for the results. God willing, I will pass and then I will be, officially, a doctor. It is at that point, Dear Reader, I will be exuberantly bouncing off the walls!
Despite all, today is a very special day and, though muted, a day of celebration. Shabbat has begun and my family and I will be resting. After shabbat, for me, it will be back to the books.
Thank you for your time. I will keep you posted.
P.S. I'm actually in this picture taken at my med school in 2016. Good times!
