13 things.

Today is the last year of my intern year, so I decided to write about what I learned in each of my rotations.

First: Special Care Nursery: i.e. Neonatal ICU

This was my first rotation as an intern. I was pretty nervous but not too bad. I was trying really hard to do everything right. Honestly, I didn't feel much like a doctor on this rotation. The little preemies were so foreign to me that I didn't know what to do for them. This month I did get used to being called "Dr. Gray" which was doubly weird because it was a new last name and I was being called doctor. Call nights were stressful at first because I thought I should have an answer immediately and not have to look things up. I wanted to be confident but I honestly didn' t even know how much fluid boluses to give these little guys.



2. Radiology

This rotation was a joke. I learned how to waste time and about the ins and outs of the hospital. I reinforced why I didn't want to go into radiology in the first place. BORING! The teaching was abyssmal. I would sit and stare at a computer screen while the radiologist dictated into a microphone. Every hour and a half or so, I would get up and take a break. I also learned that radiologists tend to have no curiosity. Whenever an interesting reading would come along, I was curious about how the patient presented and how he was doing etc. They tended not to care. It seemed like too routine and mundane for my taste. I know that everyone said to go into radiology but it was just not for me.


I got too bored to finish this, so will post as is, months later...