Ok, now 2nd year is really over. Final exams taken. Grades finalized. Promotion letter received. This minor little thing called the Boards taken. And most importantly, vacation started.

I am writing from a lovely little screen porch overlooking Benton Pond near Otis, Massachusetts. Not a thing to do but drink coffee, lay by the water, read for-fun books, and take photos of fungi. HEAVEN.

Next up is a trip to my grandma's house in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for our annual 4th of July celebrations and fun at home in Portland!

There have been a few minor changes to my surgery schedule in the fall, but let's worry about that at another time. The dock is calling...

Another Crunch Month update from the desk (or kitchen table, if you will) of almost-Dr. V! I just wanted to share with you guys what Friday nights look like during Crunch Month. Which, by the way, is NEARLY over. 10 more days of hardcore study action before T-day. Thank goodness, I have pretty much had it with rigorous daily study schedules. It's summer!!

And now a little about how suppositories work:

The superior rectal veins drain to the portal circulation via the inferior mesenteric vein. The middle and inferior rectal veins, however, drain to the systemic circulation via the internal iliac and internal pudendal veins, respectively. Thus, two-thirds of the venous drainage of the rectal region goes directly into the systemic circulation, thereby increasing the bioavailability of drugs that are otherwise highly cleared by the liver after oral administration.

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