So I’m pretty deep into the MBBCh program right now, and I’m also working part time on the weekends. I won’t lie, this workload is far more intensive than what I’m accustomed to. I guess it would be foolish to expect Medicine to be a walk in the park! 😷 I have a few projects lined up for the year, including this blog, some podcasts and quite possibly a regularly updated/active YouTube channel! My camera audio is terrible at the moment, so I haven’t bothered recording any content. I will be posting medicine, productivity, book and life related content as often as I can. I am so looking forward to this, because it will be a creative outlet for me. For those of you that don’t know me, I was VERY into my art at school. I actually received an award for the top IEB student in Kwazulu-Natal during my grade 12 year, and another prize from an art gallery called “Artscape” in Durban. I had such wonderful art lecturers at school, and they really pushed me to grow into my creative side. I never really intended on pursuing it as a career, but I made a promise to myself to keep creating in some way, shape or form so that I would never lose the skills I developed. It need not be a traditional form of art (ie. a drawing or a painting), but anything that stimulates the right side of my brain to do what it does best 🧠🖼 Here’s some of my work ⬇️
Being a graduate student comes with its own set of challenges. I find myself surrounded by a group of people that are younger than me and at very different points in their lives. I find this super refreshing✨ Living in a digs away from home is also something new that I am throughly enjoying, and staying with a fantastic group of people also helps tip the scales. The cultural landscape I now find myself in is particularly diverse, which challenges in so many different ways. From getting to know international students and their stories, to learning a new language like isiZulu. I love it!
I will be publishing my first research article later in the year, following on from my honours thesis from my final year of my B. Optometry degree 📈 The aim of my research was to establish a possible correlation between a persons scleral intraocular pressure readings versus their corneal intraocular readings taken with a tonometer (a really handy little machine that is able to measure the pressure of an eye in mmHg). The findings from this study were intended to flow into a masters study involving scleral lenses and their effects on IOP. This is area of research is relatively new and what I consider uncharted territory. I would be extremely happy if I could contribute to the field of knowledge in Optometry and Ophthalmology in some way, especially this early on in my career. 🤓
I still think the busier a person is, the more time they actually have. I find that when I am under more pressure to get things done each day, I MAKE the time for the things I find joy in doing… Sounds weird, doesn’t it? Anyway, I’m thoroughly looking forward to what 2021 has in store for me 🍀 I’d love to hear what you having planned for the year. Send me an email or comment on this post if you’d like. Have a great week! Cheers.
Journey with J 📝 