GI Exam

So a little over a week ago, we had our exam for the gastrointestinal block. It was a pretty intense test. In the morning, we had four hours of multiple choice questions. In the afternoon, we had two practical exams. The first was a histology/pathology practical where we were given 6 slides. After examining them under a microscope, we had to determine the disease. This was tough; I have enough trouble identifying normal tissue (they just look like cells to me), let alone pathology. But it was really fun because it felt like detective work, putting a clinical story together with a slide. We also had gross specimen identification; they would give us a liver or pancreas or colon, and ask us to figure out what was wrong with it. Even though I didn't do fantastic on that section, I enjoyed it. Then we had an anatomy practical, which was similar to the ones we had at the beginning of the year; there were cadavers open with organs, vessels, tissues, or nerves marked for us to identify. Though some of the questions were tricky, it wasn't as harrowing an experience as it was in the past. And yes, yesterday's post was an April Fool's joke.