Med school has been pretty good so far. I really had no idea what to expect before I came, so I guess there isn't necessarily anything that failed to meet expectations. My place to stay in the campus apartments is definitely becoming homier, which is a definite plus, especially when I was a bit disappointed by the lack of carpet and small sized kitchen (I got spoiled at UCLA!).
We're currently studying the musculoskeletal system, which is quite more clinically applicable compared to the introductory/review block we had before this called "Genes to Cells". We've also started anatomy lab, dissecting the relevant sections of the body dealing with the musculoskeletal system. I actually feel a lot more disconnected from the whole experience of dissecting a human body than I expected. I mean, I wasn't expecting it to bother me, but still, it is a human body. I guess it's partly because I just see our bodies as temporary vessels. I am, though, very grateful to those who made the decision to donate their bodies to schools for medical education, especially after seeing how thoroughly they end up being dissected! Some friends and I actually discussed about whether or not these people would have still wanted to donate their bodies after seeing an actual cadaver dissection!
