Wowzas it has been a wild couple of weeks! With these 5 week “mini-mester” courses, we are in a constant state of midterms and finals. We only have 5 more weeks until Christmas break, and I’ve already broken out the Michael Bublé Christmas album! I can’t wait to be home soon.
Since my last post, we’ve had some really exciting adventures. Last week we traveled to Houston where we spent time at the Transition Medical Conference. We heard from speakers on how providers and families can effectively transition patients from pediatric care to adult care . This conference was really exciting, because the issue of effective transfers spurs from the boom of healthcare innovations which have lengthened the life expectancy of many patients. After the conference, we got to take a tour of the Texas Children’s Hosptial, which is absolutely ginormous and still expanding. Here’s a picture of their Harry Potter life-size chess board!
The week before we went to Houston, Baylor hosted it’s Second Annual Robbin’s Case Competition. Our program invited 10 other university’s and their healthcare students to come dive into an extremely challenging case and present their ideas on how the hospital system should handle the matter at hand. Our class was charged with hosting the visiting schools and handling all of the technical issues. I learned a lot about the differences in each healthcare program, but I was also surprised by the similarity of them. It was really encouraging to hear why other students were pursuing a degree in healthcare, and it reaffirmed my belief that there is a lot more good in the world than evil. I’m continually humbled by the opportunity to pursue a greater cause and a purpose much grander than me.
Finally, one of the greatest joys of this season of my life is the men’s small group that I am a part of. I was searching for community when I first came to Baylor, and these guys choose to be my family away from home. We meet every Sunday evening at my to place to snack, catch up, and dive into the bible. We currently use this method called “Discovery Bible Study” and the conversations and discussions we’ve had have been extremely fruitful. (If you’re curious as to what this looks like, don’t hesitate to reach out!) However, the best part of the men’s group is that we do more than just meet once a week, we’re actually doing life together. One weekend we decided to get away from craziness of school and go cliff diving! So we drove our cars down to Austin and went camping at Pace Bend where we jumped off a 35 ft. cliff, ate smores, and shared stories over a bonfire. It was awesome. I’m thankful that I’m surrounded by great people, and that every day we’re growing closer to each other and the Lord.
