Wow, it's been a lot longer than I realized. There really aren't even any excuses for it being a month since there's been a new post. Seriously, wow! It is nearly mid-December!
To quickly get you back up to speed, it is a new month and a new rotation. November was wonderful!! The first two weeks were a crash course in Dermatology and it was awesome. There was so much I needed to learn, and it is good to finally have a decent grasp on the biggest organ in the human body - our skin. Then, the last two weeks of November was outpatient clinic, and some much needed vacation time. And can I just say: I love my clinic almost as much as I love my vacation!
But now... I'm not having so much fun. lub. dub. Cardiology. Known to be one of the busiest specialties at UNMC, it is living up to its reputation. What's worse is that our fellow who is running the service is terribly, I mean painfully, inefficient. My Type A, left brain is spinning. When we have a 2-page list of patients to see I don't think we need a meeting on the other side of the hospital to go over the same stinkin' thing three times a day. AHHH! My eyeballs hurt from rolling so much. And, by the way, I'm not the only one. The other residents on the service share my pain. The secretary that rounds with us said something. Even our attending made a comment. Yep, it is that bad. Oh boy... it is going to be a long month! We joked on day #3 that we needed to have end of the month margaritas. On day #4, we changed it to mid-month. By day #5, weekly. Say a little prayer for me and my sanity.
To quickly get you back up to speed, it is a new month and a new rotation. November was wonderful!! The first two weeks were a crash course in Dermatology and it was awesome. There was so much I needed to learn, and it is good to finally have a decent grasp on the biggest organ in the human body - our skin. Then, the last two weeks of November was outpatient clinic, and some much needed vacation time. And can I just say: I love my clinic almost as much as I love my vacation!
But now... I'm not having so much fun. lub. dub. Cardiology. Known to be one of the busiest specialties at UNMC, it is living up to its reputation. What's worse is that our fellow who is running the service is terribly, I mean painfully, inefficient. My Type A, left brain is spinning. When we have a 2-page list of patients to see I don't think we need a meeting on the other side of the hospital to go over the same stinkin' thing three times a day. AHHH! My eyeballs hurt from rolling so much. And, by the way, I'm not the only one. The other residents on the service share my pain. The secretary that rounds with us said something. Even our attending made a comment. Yep, it is that bad. Oh boy... it is going to be a long month! We joked on day #3 that we needed to have end of the month margaritas. On day #4, we changed it to mid-month. By day #5, weekly. Say a little prayer for me and my sanity.
