Trepidation and new beginnings

Starting any new adventure is a time of trepidation. The trepidation is buffered with an excitement and energy that keeps the fears, mostly, at bay.
The previous four years have enabled me to become a physician, yet somehow, I am anxious about the process I will endure in my internship (and the next year in my 1st year of residency as an Anesthesiologist). I think that I am ready, yet I know I am unprepared at the same time. I know there will be many times I feel completely fulfilled and others where I know I have yet to learn what I should already know. I do know I am ready to complete the process and excited to learn.

In the mean time, I will be helping prepare 2nd year medical students for their USMLE Step 1 exam. This is arguably the most important exam of their career and one which causes great 'trepidation' to many a 2nd year medical student. I feel their pain, yet know they will do fine, IF they listen to me (haaaaaaaaaa!). I will be apart of The University of Kansas' Step Prep Program. This program is designed to give 2nd year medical students some basic tools to maximize their potential score on THE exam. I am part of a 3 person team that will facilitate them, coach them, and encourage them in this process. There will be approx. 10 teams with 8-10 students/group.

Over the next month, this blog will, hopefully, pass along some of those pearls and encourage you to reach your best. Check back here soon and I will be posting questions, pearls, mneumonics, links and other such info you might want to know.

Good luck!