Immunization requirements

Yesterday I handed in the results of my Hepatitis B blood titre, which was done back in February. That was the last thing I had to get done in order to comply with the RT program's immunization requirements. I was given a copy of my school immunization record. At the bottom of the record it says "Status: Complete"

I started completing all of the immunization requirements in July 2008 and had everything finished 7 months later. From now on, I just need a yearly flu shot and TB test.

Math presentation feedback

My Math presentation seemed to be a big hit. I think I was able to make it pretty interesting and entertaining. The professor gave us our mark after the presentation. I was given a 100%. I might just get a final mark in the 90s for that course. I really wish I knew what my mark was, for the test that I wrote last week.

Math Presentation

I'll be doing the presentation for my Math class in about half an hour. I'll be talking about Math associated with skydiving. It should be fun. I'm bringing all my skydiving gear, to use as a visual aid, and I'm showing a few skydiving videos.

Math course almost finished

My Math course finishes this week. I have to do presentation in Math class tomorrow. I'll be spending most of today preparing for that. I'm eager to finish the course, so I made sure that I was the first person scheduled to present.

After doing my presentation, and watching other people's presentation, the course is finished. We've already written all of our tests.

Ventil8or Boi

This is the winner of the CSRT video contest. Very Funny.

Change to what an RT can do

In a previous post called "What can a Respiratory Therapist do?" I listed the 4 authorized acts that a Respiratory Therapist, in Ontario, can perform. If proposed legislation is passed, that list will be increased to 5. The 5th authorized act will be: administering a prescribed substance by inhalation.

That addition will allow RTs to administer oxygen without a medical order. It may also allow for the administration of some pharmaceuticals in the near future.

One of my better ideas

I sure am glad that I'm taking an elective course now, instead of in fourth semester. I'm half way finished the course. I write my last test next week and then do a presentation the following week and then I'm finished!

Summer school

I started my last elective on Tuesday. It's called "Excursions in Modern Mathematics". I should be finished the course on the 28th. It doesn't have a mid term or final exam! We have to write 3 tests and do a presentation. The first test is tomorrow. If I wasn't an elective this summer, I would have to take it in fourth semester next year. Fourth semester has a reputation for being very tough.

It's kind of a strange Math course. Our Professor described it as being about Math, without all the Arithmetic. I must admit, it's one of the most entertaining courses that I've ever taken. Next week we start using the textbook, hopefully that doesn't spoil things.

Origin of Swine Flu

Just in case you didn't know where Swine Flu came from.



Any questions?

Turds and marks and other things

I now have all my marks for second semester, including the mark for the turd of a History essay that I handed in a week late. I was given a 90% on that essay, which was quite a pleasant surprise. The History final, that only took me 15 minutes to write, was given a mark of 92%.

I did better than I thought on my Pathophysiology final. My mark for that exam was a 79.41%. My course mark for Pathophysiology, was my worst one at 81.75%.

My marks are a bit lower than last semester but still respectable. My highest mark was a 95.17% and my lowest mark was an 81.75%. Keep in mind that for everything but the History course, a pass is 65%. My mark for the dreaded composite exam was 74%. They made the pass for that one a 60%. I suspect that a lot of people would have failed the composite, if a pass was 65%. A lot of people found that one hard. It was mostly about applying fundamental concepts and a lot of people in my class don't like doing that.

Most of the students in the year ahead of me, start their clinicals next week. I wish them luck, even thought they don't need any.

I'm actually doing some studying now. There are a few things that I only have a vague understanding of and I would like to rectify that. I was a bit surprised yesterday when I found it completely unnecessary to read a certain part of my favourite anatomy textbook because I knew all of the material.


I"ll be taking an elective, that starts on May 5th and ends on May 28th. The course is called "Excursions in Modern Mathematics". The course is described as a "liberal arts math" course, which seems to mean that it's a math course that doesn't have much math. It sounds like a good course for boosting my CGPA.

One of the local universities has a correspondence math course that I'm almost planning on taking. I'm planning on getting a degree after I finish RT school, so I need to strengthen my Math skills a bit.

Waiting for marks

My History couse mark should have been posted last night. It still has't been posted.

I was told that the results for the Composite Exam might be posted today. That hasn't happened yet.

The final marks for this semester's RT courses should be posted on Monday afternoon.

I hate waiting for marks.

Done (7 down 0 to go)

I'm finished first year!

I think the Composite Exam, that I wrote this morning, actually went well. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting. If you understood fundamental concepts, and could apply them, you were in pretty good shape for that exam. I walked out of that exam feeling pretty good about myself. Lots of people didn't think that the exam was fair. I call those people the "it's not fair" people. They never do well when they have to answer "applied knowledge" type question and "it's not fair".

I'm pretty sure I passed. I might find out my mark for that course tomorrow. The final marks for everything else ,will be released on Monday.

A new outlook

I just got a coffee from Tim Hortons. I'm listening to some music and I'm studying for the supplemental that I probably have to write next week. As far as I'm concerned, today's composite exam is just a part of the process for studying for the supplemental.

I only have one chance to pass the Composite. If it's really easy, or they artificially inflate the marks, I should be OK. If none of that pans out, I'm going to be writing a supplemental exam next week.

Survival strategy

If I fail the Composite Exam today, I should be allowed to write a supplemental exam next week. I'll find out how bad I did on Monday. After I write, and probably fail, the exam today I'll have at least 4 or 5 days to study for the supplemental.

That's called looking on the bright side. At this point, that's all I've got.

I think I'm screwed

I give up. I'm too tired. I can't study anymore. Studying for an exam that covers everything that I was taught this year, is ridiculous. I didn't even come close to studying what I thought I should. I think I'm screwed.

I write the Composite Exam at 9AM tomorrow.

Studying for the Composite Exam

I don't have time to actually learn anything new, while studying for the composite! I'm just reading through everything, to refresh my memory about things that I already know. If I don't already know it, that's too bad. No time to learn stuff, just time to do a refresh...

The composite exam is at 9AM tomorrow.

6 down 1 to go

The Pathophysiology exam today wasn't a pleasant experience. I think a lot of people got spanked on that one.

Now I have to study for the composite exam, which is at 9AM on Thursday. That exam covers pretty much everything that I'm supposed to know. I think it's 3 hours long.

5 down 2 to go

I just finished my History exam. It took me 15 minutes and I think I did quite well.

Pathophysiology exam at Noon today and Composite exam on Thursday...

Early bird

They say that "The early bird gets the worm". I guess that's why I like to sleep in. I don't really like eating worms. They taste like dirt.

It's 5:30AM. I should be able to study for my 8AM History exam and still be able to study another 4 hours for my Pathophysiology exam, that's at Noon.

4 down 3 to go

I wrote my Patient Care exam today, at noon. I'm not sure how it went. I was planning on staying at school, and studying, until about 11PM. At about 3PM I gave up and went home. I was so tired that I couldn't study any more. I think I'll head back to school in about 20 minutes.

I have to write an exam for History and one for Pathophyiology tomorrow. I only need a 32% on my Pathophysiology exam to pass the course, so I'm constantly reminding myself of that fact whenever I stress about how much studying I still have to do for that exam.

I can start studying for the composite exam tomorrow afternoon and spend all day on Wednesday studying for it, as well.

I want this semester to be over. I'm not really caring about marks, at this point I just want it done.