Subaqua Sternal Rubs

Upon checking my campus PO box this afternoon, I found two envelopes: one from the school that basically stated that the Stafford funds had been dispersed (whew, I can now rest easy knowing SGU was paid a month ago! Yes, that's how long it takes mail to get down here), as well as another envelope whose ominous return address was, "Department of Pathology, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies."

Were they writing to tell me that due to some just-recently-discovered huge Scantron error, I had actually failed Pathology, and would have to go back to Grenada to retake the course. As these thoughts of doom were running through my head, I gingerly opened the envelope. The enclosed letter read:

RE: CPC 5 Submission - 25 November 2005.

Dear Carsten,
I write to congratulate you on your excellent analysis and write-up of the Clinico-Pathological Conference #5. Your submission demonstrates your ability to scientifically and logically analyze the difficult clinical problem provided. Incidentally, your submission is one of the ten best analyses.

Do keep up the good efforts.

Signed,
Pathology Course Director

Wow, I don't even remember what CPC #5 was. My submission couldn't have been that good however, as I spent the previous week in the decompression chamber in Barbados, and I tended to be succinct with these submissions, using bullet form and not even real sentences. Oh well, the letter is appreciated, and in my permanent record for inclusion when I apply to residencies. Don't know what kind of weight is given to something like that in the Dean's Letter, but I guess every little bit helps.

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