I have not been dead

I have been studying for step 1.

That's probably false advertising.

UCLA NBME: 200
NBME 13 after 3 weeks of lackluster studying (4 hrs daily with 1-2 hrs every 3rd day): 207
Conclusion: school NBME is largely a false confidence booster

morning NBME 12 after 1 week of panic studying (8+ hr per day): offline so guestimated score is ~225.
same day afternoon UWAS 2 (UWorld Self Assessment 2): 250,  ie 230 in reality according to forum people, the premier source of factual understanding of the USMLE pain.
Conclusion: I got better.

First "full" day of clinic

Yesterday was the first day that I was in clinic all day.  By day I mean 9 to 5 pm, so the shortest clinic day for the rest of my career.

Birthday? Birthmonth! (part 1)

Some people celebrate their birthday with a few friends.  Some have a giant party with the police involved.  But you know what all those people are doing incorrectly?  Only celebrating for one day!

Thesis lab decision

Now that it's been a few months since my second rotation, I can say that I have made my decision.

Now I feel like a M2

It hadn't sunk in that I am on to my second year till having dinner with the new MSTP M1s.  There are so few of them next year.  I can only hope that they make friends with each other...