Stress

Well, I just finished my first powerpoint presentation for my uncle. For those of you not in the know, that's what my uncle "hired" me to do; he gives weekly lectures to the nursing staff at one of his hospitals, and they wanted to start doing it electronically. My uncle is comedically tech-challenged (to the point where everyone makes fun of him at work - he literally has voice mails on his cell phone from months ago because he doesn't know how to check them. This amuses me because he's a brilliant neurosurgeon who uses the most advanced and complicated devices in imaging and surgery, but can't check his email. But I digress.) So, I've been charged with creating these powerpoint presentations, which works out well for everyone. My uncle can avoid wasting hours trying to figure out computers, and I get to buff my resume a bit.

I spent the better part of yesterday trying to learn the program and make a template (and get a little more comfortable with macs [sorry this link is a little bit crass, but it's way true]) but now I've got a template for future presentations, and I'm rolling. The one I just finished is about carpal tunnel syndrome which, contrary to popular belief, is something a neurosurgeon is trained to deal with. This is especially true of doctors like my uncle who are trained specifically in peripheral nerve problems. It's all pretty interesting stuff, and I'm excited to get working on the next one.

The rest of my time the last few days has been devoted to the AMCAS medical school application. It pretty much sucks. A lot. I had to hand-type every single class I've ever taken including class number, number of credits, grade, etc., even though they're going to get my transcripts anyway. Seems like a waste of time. Especially since I took about 150 different classes in my time at KU, for a grand total of 8,000 credit hours (give or take). Oh well.

So, I'm trying to keep my cool in the face of stress. Things are good here in Idaho, and I'm going to see my fam in November and December), and things are pretty good. But, there's a lot to do. I should probably get to it.