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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

LMU-DCOM

Lincoln Memorial University- DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Blake started his first week at medical school! The first 4 days were orientation and a ton of speed reading classes, just to get them warmed up. Monday was his first 'real' day of school. Mondays are anatomy lab for him, which he loves! He is so far ahead of most students who have never seen a cadaver before. Turns out Weber State prepares you pretty well who knew ;) He came home with a box of human bones to study and we've already purchased all of his equipment (opthalmoscope, a glass eye to practice on, BP cuff and whatever the ear scope is called). I like to play with them until I remind myself how expensive that stuff is. Not to mention the 1300 dollar computer they require... it is so dang fancy! Also, a BiG shout out to Trent who is providing us with a semesters-worth of medical gloves so we don't have to buy them! Woot Woot!! Thanks, you saved our bacon.
He is loving school now that classes have started, he was very anxious to get going during orientation. All he does is study now... that's it. He leaves early early, I have dinner ready when he comes homes, he eats then goes to read till he comes to bed. I have a lot to get used to.

The school's campus is gorgeous! The med school is by far the biggest building in this town and it sits up on a pretty hill. The University part of campus is cool too. All the buildings are old old brick that makes each one look like a house. There are civil war bunkers around campus, too.
We think we'll love it here :)