Hello All

First off, the rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated. I did not die, become a Tibetan monk, or join a cult. I was simply lost in the jungle of studying for the MCAT (there's a summer goooooooone) and applying to medical school.

The long and the short of it: after 38 essays and 400+ hours of studying for the MCAT I was accepted into medical school. I'll be attending the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in my home state of Missouri beginning Fall 2012. (Ironic that my username used to me "WanabeMD" and I'm going to a DO school ay? More about that later)

Yep, 2012... I deferred for a year (and my parents ARE talking to me again finally). Why? I wanted to continue working for the Search and Rescue team- especially as short staffed as we are. I wanted to finish my research at the Neuromuscular Function Laboratory and I wanted to explore the mountain west for one more year before I bear down on the next umpteen million years of studying, boards, clerkships, interships, residencies, etc.

You can follow the adventures of my girlfriend and I here. Our goal is to hike, bike, run, and climb to at least one summit a week until we move back to Missouri.

I'm not sure if I'll post more SAR mission stories on here. I got in a bit of trouble despite my complete fabrication of hybrid patients. We'll see....