The Start to My Journey

Day 1: Today was my first day of MedEx, a program that I knew would be a life-changing experience. This morning I woke up an hour earlier, I dressed for success, and ate a breakfast like a champion.

Right before I began to drive, I pressed "play" to an hour worth of music to wake me up. Before I knew it, I had one song left on my playlist and had also arrived to the USC School of Medicine's campus. Right as I turned in, I had gone from an adrenaline rush to having sweaty palms.

I stepped into the school not knowing what to expect. I found the room we were supposed to meet in and I awkwardly sat with a group of girls that turned out to be awesome, kind, and very smart. We all got to learn about each other and the schools we go to. To start off the day, we were given a presentation on all the different campuses that GHS is made of. The amount of campuses made me realize just how large the Greenville Health System is! Next, Mr. Squires gave us a speech on the body story of someone who had to get their foot amputated because of diabetes. His way of speaking always impressed me because he is so active and very engaging in his talks. His energy lit up the room immediately, catching everyone's attention. I loved listening to Mr. Squire speak and I hope to be that wonderful in presentations one day.

​After his speech. all of the tier one students started to play a game as an icebreaker. We had a inflatable beach ball with a plethora of questions on them and whenever the music being played was stopped, the person holding the ball would have to answer a question. All was going just fine until somehow the ball went and got stuck in the ceiling. Thankfully, the interns thought quickly and modified the game so we could continue to play.

Later on that day Mr. Al Squire presented a speech to us that was not only motivational, and inspirational; but was remarkable. It was just what I needed to hear. His stellar speech encouraged me. He told us that even when we fall, we get up. Success comes with failure and that is perfectly fine.

Lastly, I am so very excited to begin this journey with students just like myself and I am grateful to be accepted into a program that cares so much about my future along with my peers. I can't wait to see what the rest of the month holds. It's only day one!