Journey to DMS | Chapter 7
My first semester of the LMU Doctor of Medical Science program is officially complete. I’m writing this in early January and we’ll be starting the next module on the 11th.
Category: Journey to DMS
Journey to DMS | Chapter 6
We finished up the nephrology module and are now into the third week of hematology for the LMU Doctor of Medical Science program. I just finished reading a MKSAP chapter on Oncologic Emergencies, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to provide an update before working on some NEJM …
Journey to DMS | Chapter 5
One week left of our 5-week module in nephrology! This module has been difficult for many of us. First of all, the cases are much more challenging. In the cardiology module, the cases were structured more like multiple choice questions, and although the cases had more than one part, it …
Journey to DMS | Chapter 4
I just posted my last weekly reflection for the cardiology module–that’s one module down and eight more to go in LMU’s Doctor of Medical Science program for PAs. For the next five weeks, we’ll be studying nephrology, with a retired nephrologist as our instructor.
Journey to DMS | Chapter 3
We are now 2 weeks into our cardiology module and the LMU DMS program as a whole. While I feel like I’m starting to get a hang my new schedule–this was a tougher a week. The assigned reading was 15 pages covering heart failure and myocardial diseases. There was only …
Journey to DMS | Chapter 2
We are halfway into our first week as Doctor of Medical Science students at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU)! Admittedly, I am still feeling a bit intimidated as it’s been almost 10 years since I graduated from PA School. I thought I was ready to jump back into nightly homework but …
Journey to DMS | Chapter 1
It’s finally here! The start of my LMU Doctor of Medical Science program.
It’s been 8 months since I was accepted into the program and I’ve been anxiously awaiting this journey. This blog was actually first conceptualized as a way to document my path from PA to Doctor of Medical Science.