Ayche's 12 Step Program to Gunning - Step 2

Step 2 - Getting ripped

The way I see it, part of being a gunner is getting into the gunner mentality. Success in all things! I will destroy all obstacles! Hulk smash!

If you are going to be "a winner," you must win at everything. A quick sampling of my gunnerific classmates reveals that includes turning heads at the beach. So when you aren't buried in the syllabus, you had better get your rear to the gym and tighten it. Pump that iron, and with every breath, remember "two-sixty, two-sixty, two-sixty..."

Ayche's 12 Step Program to Gunning - Step 1

Step 1 - Reviewing first-year material over the summer

Yes, I am really doing this. It is sick. I disgust myself, I really do. Though now that I have started, it is somewhat enjoyable. Without the stress of exam deadlines, I'm free to peruse what interests me, refreshing and filling in little gaps in knowledge as I come across them. It amazes me how much clearer the material becomes in review.

Ever helpful, my 11-year-old brother decided to contribute to my review of anatomy of the upper limb by slicing his flexor pollicis longus tendon on some broken glass. (He had surgery to repair the tendon today and is doing well.) My parents were quite pleased that I had recently reviewed the paths of all those tendons in the hand, as well as innervations. Knowledge in action!

1/4 of an MD

Despite the lag in my update time, I did not fail out of med school. Hurrah! I scraped by with Ps, except in Doctoring, where I earned my first med school H. My grades next semester will be different. I want you, non-existent readers, to be the first to know: I am becoming a gunner.

You read that correctly. I, Dr. Ayche, non-prereader, back-row-sitter, lab skip-outer... etc., am going to gun. The spirit possessed me, and I have been converted from the chosen leader of slakitude to a meek disciple of the curriculum. Next semester, you will find me in class on time with notes highlighted and supporting texts read. In the evening, every evening, I will be in the library with my massive Bose headphones canceling any possible distraction. Come Board time, lesser studiers will weep before my calm, unbreakable focus!

What has caused this sudden change in attitude? My home state. I will not, will not stay in this region of the country for my residency! I will not!