February... Its all about the Heart

Warning to any future M1 that may come across this post.. Don't under estimate the heart. Who knew there was so much involved in what seemed like a pretty straight forward organ. You've got 4 chambers, a lot of muscle, and a pretty neat set of wiring to move stuff around. More or less thats it right? No. No. No. This unit seemed like a 3 week sprint from day 1. Do not miss a beat in this unit or you might just go into some fibrillation over the enormous load your going to have. (insert pre-load joke here).

I wonder if it was a coincidence that cardio is so strategically placed near Valentines Day. A holiday dedicated to the heart. The M1 class officers (the male ones at least) got together and secretly collected money from all the guys and on the day of the exam, presented each of the girls with a carnation. Now 1..2..3... awwww!! True Virginian Gentlemen live on in the class of 2012.


But it doesnt end there! The pun continues. Not only did we have an entire 3 weeks devoted to Cardiology. Not only was there a valentines day celebration. BUT we also had two of our very own classmates get ENGAGED!

Sharleen Grewal was proposed to by Adam Mulliken on early Feb. weekend in Boston (where they met). She had no idea. The story of how they met and how he proposed will make you want to run out to the closest blockbuster and rent a romantic comedy. If you don't know already, Sharleen is hilarious. If you want to hear it though you will have to ask her. Unless of course she lets me post it on the blog. Maybe we should start a petition? Possible Big day: Summer 2010.


Erik Loken proposed to his boo Elliot Neal on Valentines Day itself. A lot of us already know her actually since she comes out all the time to our class socials. In fact, I met Elliot before I met Erik my first night out during orientation week. Remember Cha Cha's after the M4 potluck?

Anyway, Erik and Elliot met at UVA. They were both choral singers (she was in the Virginia Women's Chorus, and he was in the Glee Club). Why now do you ask? Did it just feel like the right time? Yup. Thats exactly it. If anything, Erik says, he would've liked to do it sooner. Elliot is going to be going back to law school this fall at William and Mary. Erik probably wasn't winning any arguments before this. I'm sure he won't be after he gets married. Possible big day: Summer 2010.