White Coat Ceremony

University of Medicine and Health Sciences Med 1 May 2010 Class

President Warren Ross

Putting on my White Coat!





My roommate Lena

Royal St. Kitts Photos

This is one of my favorite pictures along the sidewalk on my way to my room

This is the front main entrance of the Royal

This is the outdoor dining area and some of the rooms to the right

This is the lobby

Med School St.Kitts

Wow! Time goes by so fast! I decided rather than writing a bunch of separate emails to everyone, a blog would be a good way to keep everyone up to date. Next week is the 6th week of medical school. I arrived in St. Kitts on Tuesday, May 4th and started school Monday, May 10th. I have already taken my first set of exams of four, for Cell Biology, Histology, and Anatomy. I did great in Anatomy and Cell Biology, but Histology wasn't so great. But I will be prepared to make up for it this next time around. The Histo teacher doesn't provide notes or objectives or anything, so the first test was a learning experience. Now we know what to expect for the next one. The class average was in the 60's so everyone struggled with that test.

I am getting used to the island life. Everything is super expensive here! And getting around can be difficult without a car. But there is a bus that picks all of the students up in the morning and brings us back to the hotel where I am living called "The Royal St. Kitts." There is no such thing as doing something "real quick" here, so you learn to make time, or do without, fairly quickly.

I wake up everyday about 6:30 am and I try to stay at school to study until about 11 pm. I share a room with a girl from New York, here name is Lena Demitradis, and it is hard for us to study when we are both home, so I try to force myself to stay at school. The church here is so great! The building is small but very nice for the island, and yellow with a white steeple. I pass it almost everyday on the way to school, it is very pretty. There is only AC in a couple of the rooms, so it can get pretty warm in some of the classes. I volunteered to put together the ward directory so I hope I can get to know everyone a little better in the process. The people are so wonderful, and they have such a great knowledge about church history and have such strong testimonies. I have been brought to tears every Sunday. Last week was my first fast and testimony meeting here and when I stood to bear mine, I was so touched I could hardly speak. This has been such a special experience for me. I feel so grateful to be here and for all that I have.