Needless to say, Tony and I have been very busy as of late (what's new?!). Well, actually, there is some news y'all may not be aware of... As planned, Tony moved to Greenville in early July; his MBA classes are held at Clemson's Downtown Greenville campus (right across the suspension bridge from Overlook Grill!). What was not planned was MY move to Greenville... In early August. I will explain.
After some undeniable enlightenment, and with building concerns for my well-being (and that of my future marriage!), I chose to withdraw from MUSC and am now pursuing the same goal of taking the utmost care of my patients... Just via different means. I have been so deeply impacted by my work in the Neuroscience TRU's I've had the good fortune of affiliating with while at MUSC, I've had a hard time trying to come to terms with being unable to run clinical trials in the future. So I'm coming back to Clemson to pursue that facet of medicine that means so much to me - and so much to patients with (presently) incurable diseases! So, that being said, here's my new career path: I hope to be accepted to CU's Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN (Bachelor's in Nursing) Program, starting next fall. In the meantime, I'll be doing some work with Greenville Hospital System (where I first forayed into clinical research), working, and taking a few prerequisites in the spring. (Who knew that my health education at MUSC wouldn't be enough to cover nutrition, psychology, etc? Oh well, I never did take Statistics... And Anatomy/Physiology is transferring credit at least!).
From there, I may get a Master's at Clemson and become a certified Nurse Practitioner, but the ultimate goal is to get an MSCR (Master of Science in Clinical Research). The great news is: CU's Nursing classes take place at their Greenville campus on Pleasantburg Dr. - less than 10 minutes from our apartment! (Oh yeah, if you hadn't figured it out already, I moved into Tony's apartment). If this is your first time hearing this news, I hope you don't take it personally that I hadn't already told you... It has truly been a whirlwind to get my ducks in a row in such a short span of time! (Without incurring more student loans).
Tony starts classes this coming Monday; I continue to get settled into the new place until I begin working soon. All the while, we're working on squaring away wedding details (travel arrangements for us & our photographers, save-the-dates, etc.). We hope to be sending our guests correspondence within the next couple weeks! So be on the lookout :)
We'll keep you posted on our academic endeavors (borrrring) and wedding details (woohoo!) as we figure things out!
A pic of our apartment complex in Greenville.
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