Post MCAT

Since the end of my summer semester, I have spent the vast majority of my time preparing for the MCAT.  I took it a week ago, and I should have my results in about three weeks.  In hindsight, I found it to be a fairly difficult test to prepare for because it was very much driven by passages.  I am currently working on my medical school application, and I am very much looking forward to applying and getting into school.  In the meantime, I'll be looking for a job so I can earn some money while I wait.

New job and straight As

Well, its official.  I am now a medical scribe at SSM St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis.  I'm very excited about the chance to help people and learn a lot about the medical profession.  Basically, I will follow a doctor around and help a doctor with documentation and transcription, all the while having the chance to learn about medicine from observation.

I was also able to get straight As this semester.  I hope I have put my place in a position academically that makes me attractive to med schools.

Molar Bear

This week, I had the good fortune to observe at the dentist office of Dr. Drake.  Though I want to go to medical school, I believe it is important to observe as much as I can regarding the different types of medical professions.  I enjoyed the experience quite a bit.  It was my lucky day in a sense that the doctor had a lot of different types of procedures to perform.  I saw everything from a veneer, a tooth pulling, x-rays, crowns, fillings, impressions, implants, and a bridge.  Perhaps one of the things with which I was impressed was the overall rhythm of the office.  Due to the nature of working in one area (the mouth), you have to work in very close quarters with about two other people.  Despite this, the doctor and his assistants appeared to be like dancers, gracefully going where they had to go without a lot of wasted motion or movement.  This flow of motion also has the added benefit of making the day go buy quickly.  Also, despite the serious nature of the procedures being performed, all seemed to be able to have fun and laugh throughout the day.  I found this to put the patients at ease.  Seeing that Dr. Drake is also my dentist, one of the highest compliments I can pay to him and his staff is that I actually look forward to going to my dentist appointments; how many people can say that?  The title of this post is in reference to a mascot I thought of for the office.  They should have a part teddy bear and part molar tooth mascot and name him molar bear.  Instead of being stuffed with normal stuffed animal stuffing, perhaps he could be stuffed with floss.  If molar bear had a pet, what kind of pet would he have....a canine of course!

All-American boy

Hi, my name is Dan.  I grew up in the Midwest, not directly on a farm, but beside one.  I used to help my grandpa sometimes pick up hay.  I grew up in the same house since I was ten months old.  Mom & dad, apple pie, and rock 'n roll are great things.  My hair is brown, I have a nice smile, I'm over 6' tall, and I like to run and exercise.  I think I know what it means to work for what you want, and I grew up seeing those in my family provide for me.  I go to church every Sunday, love God, and I really enjoy doing so.  I love sports, like cars, and working on liking beer.  I have a wonderful girlfriend that everyone adores...she has brown hair too.  I love my country, I'm very concerned about its future, I know the preamble to the constitution, I'm a Republican to Libertarian in my beliefs, and I fly an American flag outside my door.  I say sir and ma'am a lot and I like opening a door for a lady.  I miss my family and I love seeing them.  My nieces are growing up so fast!  When I finally grow up, I want to be a doctor so I can help people.  I want to make the world a better place. I like shopping at Wal-Mart.  I'm an All-American boy.