Man with a plan

Hooray for finally having a schedule!

After three weeks of anxious waiting, Justin's step score has arrived. If you aren't in medical school (or married to a medical school student) you may not fully understand the importance of this score. It is like the SAT or MCAT in that it is a numerical measurement to compare students. Of course we were thrilled to see how well Justin did :)

But more exciting was beginning negotiations of a rotation schedule with the clinical advisor. That means we'll know where we are going to be and for how long! Right now we're working on getting the core rotations (psychiatry, internal medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyn, surgery, and family medicine) over the next year and then we'll schedule electives.

So, Justin is now a man with a plan. He's starting Psychiatry on October 20 and is anxious to get started. Especially after just hanging around the house all day while I'm at work. Not to say he's complaining about the quality time he's spending with his video games, but this is the longest break in school he's had since he started!