Light schedule

I had no class Monday through Wednesday this week.  However, on Tuesday I was allowed to shadow the 7th in their sheep castration lab.  I was able to see how things are going to be run next semester, so that hopefully I will have a head start on things.  Next week, Dr. O said she would let me shadow during their donkey lab.On Wednesday, I had my exam review which I didn't do as well as I wanted.  So this upcoming exam on Monday, I really need to work hard to pull that grade up.  On Friday, I had double surgery lecture. Study, study, study, the rest of the weekend!

Black semester had their aseptic exam this week.  I helped a lot of students this past weekend (I was in the lab for 5 hours on Saturday) and hopefully they all passed!  Proud of you guys!  They are now starting to contact me about helping them with the Rossie.  I will do my best to make sure they pass that as well!

My family has been discussing new dogs to get.  My brother would like a Husky or German Shepard Husky mix, my sister is partial to the Husky or Shih Tzu, and I think a small or medium sized dog would be best for my parents.  As a future vet, I have to give the health and behavior facts of each breed even if it's not the popular choice. As much as I would love a German Shepard Husky mix, I know all of the possible problems that will come with them. Sorry guys, it's my job!

I was contacted a little while ago by another blogger who collects stamps from around the world.  He wanted me to send him a St Kitts stamp to add to his collection.  Check out his website here: http://www.postalesenmibuzon.blogspot.com/

As some people already know, Sophia Yin passed away this week.  She was a very well known veterinary behaviorist. Here is a link to her website: Dr Sophia Yin

Since, it's a new month, it's time again for a new theme.  I'm going to post something belly dance related each week since it's a big hobby, a passion of min, and most importantly, I haven't done this as a theme yet!

Vet Law

It's June!  For this month, I would like to do a song for the week.  I would do a song of the day, but this semester I think it will be easier to summarize my weeks instead of doing it day by day like I have in the past.
Beyonce - Save The Hero

My weekend was laid-back and I got some work done.  I'm going to try to take on some fitness challenges and we will see what kind of results I get out of it.  I got some PAWS kittens on Saturday!  I can't believe in the 2.5 years that I've been here I've resisted adopting one....there is still time however!

So, we had no LAM all week, except for Monday.  Instead we had a lot of VPF class....almost too much. It was all veterinary law lectures and it was very disorganized and the professors kept bickering and making fun of each other. On Monday, we had it from 8-11am, Tuesday from 8-10am, and on Wednesday from 8-11am.  I know it's a good thing to know, but there is also so much information and every state is different, that's it's not logical to learn all of this at the moment.  Plus, we have blocks on Monday, so that's where my mind is, not how and when I will be sued.
This week started grand rounds for the 7th semester, but as 6th semester we have to attend and answer clicker questions as part of our surgery class.  It will also give us an idea of what we will need to do next semester. Grand rounds is basically where you are given a topic and you have to do research on that topic and then present it in front of other students and professors.
My aspetic exam is on Friday.  I have to make sure I scrub in correctly and basically do everything sterility up until cutting into the "patient".
Steps:
1) With hair not exposed and mask on, unwrap the outer wrap of the instrument tray, gloves, and gown.
2) Scrub/rinse hands
3) Unwrap inner wrap of gown and wipe hands in downward motion and not going back up
4) Place on gown by only touching the inside and allow technician to tie you in.  Make sure your fingers aren't exposed
5) Place gloves on with sleeves, still not exposing your hands.  Make sure gown stays around the palm of your hand
6) Unwrap inner instrument pack.  Make sure not to have gown touch table at any point
7) Drape patient with quarter drapes making sure the drapes are 2cm away from incision line.  Start on nondominant side and move, without your back being exposed to table, to other side
8) Place towel clamps in corners
9) Technician will hand you large drape.  Instruct them how to open it over the patient.
10) Place towel clamps over the first towel clamps
11) Grab suture and scalpel blade from technician without turning away from patient
12) Place blade on scalpel handle and put down on sterile tray
13) Grab saline bowel for technician to fill
14) Do all of this in 15mins

Friday I am going to dinner for my friend's birthday to Rock Lobster, however other than that, my weekend will consist of studying for blocks on Monday...didn't I just do this??

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the heat here.... this place ever froze over it would literally be hell freezing over.  I would kill for some snow right now.

My neighbor brought me some cupcakes!  I don't even know the last time I had sweets, so I pretty much devoured them within 10mins of her brining them over....these are on my diet right?