So the comp that Justin took on January 14th didn’t go quite as planned! He didn’t pass and therefore is no longer with Ross (the med school). He did not fail out of school. He had a good GPA – Ross just wouldn’t let him continue on to take Step 1. Step 1 is the first national board exam that he has to take to get into clinicals.
We found out on a Saturday that he did not pass so the Monday after that he went to work trying to figure out what next. We really prayed for God to close all the doors that he did not want us to go through and to just open the ONE that he wanted. So Justin called all the reputable foreign med schools that he could. It wasn’t looking good! Everyone said no – that they wouldn’t let him transfer. He also tried calling area PA (physician’s assistant) schools. They all have a year long application process so Justin would not be able to get in until August 2011!!
Tuesday morning a school called St. Eustatius called him and told him to fill out an application! So he has done that and has gotten all his paperwork into them. This morning he had a phone interview with the dean of the school and Justin felt like it went really well. The dean told Justin that he felt like he had plenty of “ammunition” to take him in front of the board and get him accepted. We should hear within a week by mail if he gets in or not.
If he DOES get accepted into St. Eustatius then he will take Step 1 around the end of March (hopefully before baby Rebekah gets here). Then if he passes Step 1 we will apply to clinicals which could more than likely be in Atlanta, Lafayette, Oklahoma City, or Chicago.
If he DOESN’T get accepted then we will just consider this another door God has closed and continue to knock on other ones!
We are doing great and are trusting God to take us through this crazy time. Thank you all so much for all your thoughts, prayers, and encouraging words. They mean so much to us!
Comments
Kathy (Mom)
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:19:48
Elizabeth, Thank you for the update and for being real about "God's Open Doors!" Life is SO NOT EASY many times in life so thank you two for "walking by faith and not by sight." Thank you! Love - Mom/Nana Jo
Dominic Nelson
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:43:13
Justin, sounds like you guys are keeping a good attitude and praying like crazy. Good luck to you, St Eustatius will be lucky to have you. Me and my family will be praying for you.
Joshua Rogers
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:41:35
I want to be like y'all.
Papaw and Mamaw
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:44:07
Thanks for the blog again. "We believe in you" and know that God DOES provide, not always when and how we want, but in the best way for those who seek His will (as you are doing.) We love you all three very dearly and will continue praying with you.
Briana Pitt
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:03:25
So great to be able to catch up with y'all here on your blog. Thanks for sharing your journey with us all. It's blessing more people than you know. Love to you both (and sweet Rebekah),
Briana
