step 3: check!

I took the USMLE Step 3 exam yesterday and today. It was mildly painful, and I sincerely hope I passed so I don't have to endure it again, or pay for it again. I don't even know exactly what it means if I pass it. Am I a licensed physician? Eligible to get a license? All I know is I have to take it, and I have officially checked that off the list. I hope someone will tell me WTF it means.

I also did Ironstar... and it was a bittersweet experience. Set a swim PR, got a flat on the bike, cramped up HORRIBLY the entire run, then got blisters on both feet at mile 3, then got 3rd in my AG. An experience to say the least. I would consider doing the race again, it was nice other than my little mishaps that made me question my sanity.

I signed up for a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. I should probably run at some point before this race.

My month on Anesthesia is winding down, and my experience has been I feel half like a med student and half like a nurse. I'm not switching no matter how much the Anesthesia residents tell me I should. I am anxious to get back to Ortho in December. I will have a fellow intern with me so I think the experience will be better this time, and I know I will continue to learn more and more! I hope I didn't forget everything I learned in August, but I think I may have.

I am going to buy a tri-bike. I will probably get a cervelo P2C or a Felt B12. I don't know if I will get it before the new year or not, but it will be very excititng when it finally happens. I need to test ride though. I need to dedicate my road bike to roadbike racing and the tri bike to Tri's and time trialing. You really can't have the best of both worlds in terms of position on a road bike with aerobars. I feel I have proven I am invested in both sports and I have the potential to do well (mostly limited by available training time) so I deserve to have the proper bike for each.

Ok that's it.