As a wise man once told me, "Silence is NOT golden."
I know he's right. I know it's been too long. I'm sorry, again.
First of all, thank you so much for all the kind things you guys posted and for the prayers you sent up "just in case." I feel the love.
As for me...I'm 10 weeks into my residency as a Physician Assistant student, and so far it has been one wild ride. Finding 2 seconds to breathe is often difficult. Finding time to blog is even harder. But yes, I have many good stories to tell.
I completed 8 weeks of Family Practice at Esperanza Health Clinic and now I'm doing an elective in Emergency Medicine. I'd have to say that going from day one with no clinical experience and some very rusty spanish language skills, to day 56 being able to obtain a history, physical exam, diagnosis and treatment plan, ALL in spanish, made me feel darn good. Praise God for that hard core rockin' experience.
Now I'm hustling through the ER on a daily/nightly basis, sewing up half attached fingers, splinting broken bones, hydrating post-vomitous kids, etc. I am in love with emergency medicine. And this is only the beginning! I am scheduled to complete 8 more weeks of EMed at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital for the months of Oct and Nov. I can't wait for the level one trauma.
So that's the overview. I suppose the detailed stories will come later.
But I'm good. How 'bout you?
I know he's right. I know it's been too long. I'm sorry, again.
First of all, thank you so much for all the kind things you guys posted and for the prayers you sent up "just in case." I feel the love.
As for me...I'm 10 weeks into my residency as a Physician Assistant student, and so far it has been one wild ride. Finding 2 seconds to breathe is often difficult. Finding time to blog is even harder. But yes, I have many good stories to tell.
I completed 8 weeks of Family Practice at Esperanza Health Clinic and now I'm doing an elective in Emergency Medicine. I'd have to say that going from day one with no clinical experience and some very rusty spanish language skills, to day 56 being able to obtain a history, physical exam, diagnosis and treatment plan, ALL in spanish, made me feel darn good. Praise God for that hard core rockin' experience.
Now I'm hustling through the ER on a daily/nightly basis, sewing up half attached fingers, splinting broken bones, hydrating post-vomitous kids, etc. I am in love with emergency medicine. And this is only the beginning! I am scheduled to complete 8 more weeks of EMed at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital for the months of Oct and Nov. I can't wait for the level one trauma.
So that's the overview. I suppose the detailed stories will come later.
But I'm good. How 'bout you?