2 months and 18 days later .....
I attended an education day yesterday on campus with speakers presenting on self-regulation, risk management, the history of midwifery in Ontario, and Dr. Michael Klein spoke as well. He had a lot of interesting things to say, and made us all laugh a few times too.
I paid my tuition for my clerkship and picked up some new pens at the Ryerson bookstore before leaving campus. I realized that I'm done here on the Ryerson campus and although it sometimes feels like I've been here forever, I can't believe the time has gone by so fast! What have I done here?
I came and did the OSCEs in June, and passed the entrance exams. I found my way to the 'burbs on the GoTrain, walked along the beach, napped on the bench seat in the library study hall, made countless trips to the food court and Starbucks near campus, and dodged homeless people huddled on the sidewalk. I've made countless trips up and down Queen street on the streetcar and bus, rode the subway, sipped a raspberry blue lemonade at Jack Astor's (several times), saw a movie at the Fox theater, and ate chinese food at the "Goof". I drove down Toronto's 'rodeo drive', I've eaten birthday cake, ham sandwiches, and ice cream in the sim lab, attended a conference for student midwives, and felt the spray from Niagara Falls on my face. I've practiced suturing, IV's, bladder cath, venepuncture, and emergency skills, and typed 40 pages of notes for the class. I've written several exams back-to-back in good ol' 610A of the Victoria building, waited in the grungy student lounge for class to start, toured an art gallery, got scared by a raccoon, and drove through wine country. And let's not forget the hours and hours of studying at this desk!
Most importantly, I applied, I passed entrance exams, I came to Ryerson, I passed the written exams and clinical assessments and now I get to go home.
After I said goodbye to the program director and assistant yesterday I had a bit of a cry in the 6th floor bathroom as it all hit me at once; I was able to come here and do this because they gave me a chance. I've been shut down and treated unfairly but 2 different regulatory bodies in our country because of my chosen path for midwifery education. A year ago, I didn't think I'd ever practice midwifery but 2 weeks from now, I'll be starting my clerkship in my own province! Pretty amazing.
I woke up this morning feeling like a little kid on Christmas morning. I'm counting the hours until I get to step off that plane and into a group hug, but first I must pack. In my semi-packed state my room is probably the messiest it's ever been here! And somehow I need to write this sociology exam - I just can't think straight.
I did it! And now I'm going HOME!!!
I paid my tuition for my clerkship and picked up some new pens at the Ryerson bookstore before leaving campus. I realized that I'm done here on the Ryerson campus and although it sometimes feels like I've been here forever, I can't believe the time has gone by so fast! What have I done here?
I came and did the OSCEs in June, and passed the entrance exams. I found my way to the 'burbs on the GoTrain, walked along the beach, napped on the bench seat in the library study hall, made countless trips to the food court and Starbucks near campus, and dodged homeless people huddled on the sidewalk. I've made countless trips up and down Queen street on the streetcar and bus, rode the subway, sipped a raspberry blue lemonade at Jack Astor's (several times), saw a movie at the Fox theater, and ate chinese food at the "Goof". I drove down Toronto's 'rodeo drive', I've eaten birthday cake, ham sandwiches, and ice cream in the sim lab, attended a conference for student midwives, and felt the spray from Niagara Falls on my face. I've practiced suturing, IV's, bladder cath, venepuncture, and emergency skills, and typed 40 pages of notes for the class. I've written several exams back-to-back in good ol' 610A of the Victoria building, waited in the grungy student lounge for class to start, toured an art gallery, got scared by a raccoon, and drove through wine country. And let's not forget the hours and hours of studying at this desk!
Most importantly, I applied, I passed entrance exams, I came to Ryerson, I passed the written exams and clinical assessments and now I get to go home.
After I said goodbye to the program director and assistant yesterday I had a bit of a cry in the 6th floor bathroom as it all hit me at once; I was able to come here and do this because they gave me a chance. I've been shut down and treated unfairly but 2 different regulatory bodies in our country because of my chosen path for midwifery education. A year ago, I didn't think I'd ever practice midwifery but 2 weeks from now, I'll be starting my clerkship in my own province! Pretty amazing.
I woke up this morning feeling like a little kid on Christmas morning. I'm counting the hours until I get to step off that plane and into a group hug, but first I must pack. In my semi-packed state my room is probably the messiest it's ever been here! And somehow I need to write this sociology exam - I just can't think straight.
I did it! And now I'm going HOME!!!