Tag: Medical School
-
Newsletter: It’s Been a Minute — A Little Life Update Over Coffee
It has been a moment for the last newsletter, I have two more weeks in this semester and honestly? It’s been an uphill battle — trying to stay positive while juggling the constant weight of studying. But today, after finishing yet another practice exam, I wanted to pause and reflect. Funny enough, the one stable…
saraannosullivan
-
Newsletter: Final Exam, On to the next
Well, my last final exam of basic sciences is officially over — which means we can finally do two things: It’s funny to me in a way. For the past few months, I’ve struggled to write because of a single plot line I could not figure out. And now that I finally do know how…
saraannosullivan
-
Saturday Newsletter: Exams, Exams and some more Exams
Hope this post finds everyone happy and hopeful ☀️🌄🌻😎 I’ve completed yet another exam, and this one was a fight to the finish. The week leading up to it was—putting it nicely—not great. I lost an entire study day and had to bounce back after experiencing a particularly rough, complicated day. So, when I opened…
saraannosullivan
-
Saturday Newsletter: Distance
Another set of exams down! Only about three more this semester before I hit the final stretch of my last semester of basic sciences. Some days feel like weeks, and others feel like seconds. I’m trying to hold on to every last moment, grounding myself in the here and now. I mean, what a wonder…
saraannosullivan
-
Saturday Newsletter: Baking
As the semester is in full swing, I’m finding it hard to feel a sense of calm. Ever since it started, it’s been nonstop—go, go, go. I won’t lie; it’s a little tiring. At the start of 2025, I had big plans to write every day. While I’m still writing, it’s less frequent than I…
saraannosullivan
-
Saturday’s Newsletter!!
Happy December! We are currently in the midst of the final stretch of school. There seem to be a never ending list of exams. This past Tuesday was an exam, next Thursday is another exam, and then, on the 19th, I’ll take my final before heading home for the holidays! I can say for certain…
-
Friday Newsletter: Cardiology
I feel like I rarely speak about medical school in these Newsletters. While this website and blog are more for my writing and its promotion, I tend to forget about the other side of my life. I avoid mentioning the topic of it sometimes and I have never exactly understood the reason for it. Medience…
saraannosullivan
-
Friday Newsletter- Stress of Life
Last week was an exam week so I missed the Friday Newsletter. Exam week is always an interesting one. Here, we call our exams minis and the week leading up to the mini is the mini week. It may not have the exam itself in it, usually, the exam ends up being Monday or Tuesday,…
saraannosullivan
-
A broken laptop, first semester, and plane rides later…..
As the final exam for my first semester of medical school came to a end, things could be reflected on. The semester ended with a broken laptop and more stories than I can count on my hand. Learning how to balance writing, myself, friends/family, and school could not be describe as easy. As that last…
saraannosullivan
-
It is just a Injury…. Or is it?
Writing Injuries/fight scenes as a Medical Student Learning Medicine while writing, I have discovered a lot about how to write a fight scene. Nerve endings injuries can presented in the lost of ability to form a fist or the wasting of the deltoid muscle could cause the lost of the ability to hold a sword.…
saraannosullivan
Sara Ann O'Sullivan 