Wednesday, July 21, 2010

pgy-2

So, I can safely say I did NOT keep this blog up last year.

Intern year, when I reflect, was a year of trying to balance life and work, and often failing miserably. I didn't mind the work honestly, as I wasn't pushed to better myself in the hospital very often. As usual, my favorite docs to work for were the ones that made me feel like such an idiot that I actually did go home and read. But, as with most times in my life, I didn't find these people often enough to make me happy all the time. But who is happy all the time?

Actually, most of the time I was truly happy. But who knew that the biggest stressors of a resident's life wouldn't be her patients but her co-workers. I think I spent most of my time worrying about why people hated me or treated me like crap, and very few hours at home worrying about how to make my patients well faster. I think that shows how not ready for medicine I was this year. Sometimes I envy these people who had lives before they went back to medical school... They had time to go live out some stupid kid stuff that I'm still dealing w/ since I'm only 27. Or maybe I'll never grow up, which I'm okay with too.

At any rate, I started second year on July 1st. And, I started my second year on an out rotation. I am on my toxicology rotation, which is 80 hrs/week. Its worse than my intern year, actually, at least by hours. but I'm learning I think, and that has to be worth something, right??

well anyway, i'll try to post better stuff soon...


1 comment:

  1. YAY! So glad to hear you survived intern year and very proud of you. You're growing more and more each and every day. Keep up with the posting - it'll help you sort things out... or become more confused :) love you!

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