Just about there...

I took my last test of PA school yesterday. It was my OSCE & I'm not exactly sure what that stands for. I guess I could look it up, but why. Basically, they bring in actors & we have to do a physical, order labs & write up a note on the case. All in 20 minutes! Which seems like a long time, but as a student it's supper short. Luckily, I finished in time. I forgot a couple of things in my note, but overall I think I did ok. My patient had back pain & an enlarged prostate gland. The best part was saying that I wanted to do a rectal exam & the proctor, who was in the room with me, uncovered a model of man's butt. Thank goodness, that's what I got to do my "exam" on instead of the actual person! I didn't want a repeat of my Please keep your thumb tucked in... post. So, if I'm lucky enough to get 65% on this OSCE, then I will be graduating in 3 weeks. Then, it's all about cramming for the boards.