Mixed Signals

I came across this photo today from one of my trips I took during medical school. Seems like someone could get confused by this signal. You're not really sure what to do.

This reminded me of the gospel message I heard last night. The speaker was a gentleman from Singapore. He spoke of the passage in Mark 9 where God speaking to Peter, James, and John tell them "This is my beloved Son (Jesus): Hear Him." He then went to John 3 where Jesus tell Nicodemus "you must be born again." There was no uncertainty in the signal. He told him he MUST be born again.

The Results Are In

I had hoped to post this message a little sooner, but I have been on call for the past 32 hours. Sounds like a few of you have already heard the good news. I matched at University of Texas-Southwestern here in Dallas for ophthalmology. This was my first choice so I am obviously very happy. There were a few nervous hours yesterday morning. In the past our Dean's office has had our match results faxed to them early in the morning. However, yesterday morning, the results weren't there. Instead of the call I was expecting at 7:30-8am, there was silence. It wasn't until 10:30am that I got the email from UTSW. A little while later I got a call from the Dean's office. Unfortunately, I was on call yesterday so I had to head up to work for the day; not much of a celebration.

Now I know where I will be for three of the next four years. In March I will hopefully match for my preliminary or transition year. Then I will know where I am going for next year.

I know a couple of my friends are matching in the next week or two and then the rest match in March. I am excited to see where everyone else is headed.

What Will Tomorrow Hold?

The end of an era draws nigh. I only have two more months of rotations, my sub-internship and emergency medicine, left during this my fourth and last year of medical school. Today my ophthalmology rank list was finalized. In about two weeks I will receive notification if and where I have matched. In March, I will find out where I am to go for my internship.

Right now I am on my sub-internship rotation and staying very busy. Trying to write notes and get all the paperwork done with a broken finger on my right hand is certainly a challenge.

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Matthew 6:33-34