Confessions from the Kids’ Table: My first convention
I attended my first Public Health Convention (PHCON) yesterday, and it was wild. I mean, there weren't any keg stands or fellows in cheeky shorts dancing to Gnarly . But it did open my mind to the possibilities of what a public health doctor can achieve in 2025, and those possibilities are wild. Public health doctors have been fighting for legitimacy and recognition in a world dominated by traditional medical specialties. To many people, being accepted into a specialty society counts as the highest achievement you can possibly get as a doctor. You can only join a "society" once you've proven yourself worthy as a physician - having undergone 3 or 4 extra years of residency training after passing the medical boards, perhaps 2 to 3 years of further subspecialist training, and passing rigorous oral and written exams, before you can finally call yourself a specialist. And although the word specialist itself connotes that you are indeed quite unique or special,...
This looks legit! :))
ReplyDeletewheres my room?
ReplyDeleteCheryl: I know right! :)) Totally legit! :))
ReplyDeleteAnon: ?_?
It looks ok man, dear.
ReplyDeleteat least you have your own bathroom now. it kinda looks ok to me.
ReplyDeleteI find the closet-under-your-bed thing really cool! Plus you have a bench! That is so awesome!
ReplyDeletethere is nothing cool about homesickness :(
ReplyDeleteim confused didnt yout post something after this? :(
ReplyDeletei'm confused too! i did post something. then it disappeared for some reason. it's back now though!
ReplyDeleteMay I know where is this new dorm in Xavierville? :)
ReplyDeleteOh, the picture in here is of my current room in Dormitoryana.
ReplyDeleteBut anyway, this new dorm is in Xavierville 1, as in the subdivision. It's near T.A.P.E., some GMA-affiliated office. :)