the end is in sight

i can't believe it's finally here. finally. tomorrow jeff takes the USMLE (united states medical licensing examination), or in other words, the MD boards. and on saturday he takes the COMLEX (comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing examination), or in other words, the DO boards. i cannot tell you how excited we both are for this grueling time in our lives to be done with. ok, it's mostly been grueling for jeff, but i am just as excited as he is. everyday he says, "i can't wait!" i don't think anyone has studied harder or prepared better for this test than jeff has. he truly amazes me and i'm so proud of him.

just to give you all an idea of how intense these tests are, for each test there are 7 blocks of 50 questions, and you get about an hour to complete each block. so 7 hours of testing, plus a break for lunch. there are thousands of questions they use for these tests but you are only tested on about 350 of those questions. so even though you are studying a plethora of information day in and day out, you have no idea which questions you will be tested on.

i believe faith and prayer play a big part in both of these tests. how is it possible for someone to recall so much information in so little time? there are some, granted, who have that photographic memory. but even still, it is just so much information! there is no doubt in my mind jeff will do well. he has given his best thus far, and you can't ask for more than that. now it is just relying on the lord and having faith that everything will work out the way it is supposed to.

after his orientation for 3rd year next week, we're off to san diego. hallelujah. it will be a fun trip together, i can't tell you how excited i am. only a few more days to go dove! go jeff go!