I finished OB/Gyn!!! An officially 1/2 of 3rd year. Since labor and Delivery, I have rotated though clinic (routine ob visits and annual checkups), outpatient offices (Uro/gynecology, pelvic pain clinic, Reproductive endocrinology, In-vitro fertilization, Planned Parenthood), Gyn oncology, and general gyn surgery. Phew. This rotation was a lot of running around, and having to frequently …
Labor and Delivery
The last 2 weeks have been my longest and most intense of medical school thus far. Starting OB/Gyn was entering a new world, I really had so much to learn. My first week was the day shift, 7-7. My 2nd was the night shift, 6:30pm- 8:30 am.... I am still recovering (writing this post as …
Finished up Psychiatry!
Today was my last day on APTU. It went really well! I enjoyed followed my patients and getting to know them while guiding them to recovery. Of course, many of the stories are horribly sad. Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, paranoid delusions, trauma history, and substance abuse become a very normal part of everyday conversations. Questions …
End of Child Pysch
Finished up my 3 weeks of Child Psychiatry! This rotation was definitely more relaxed than my previous. A typical day went like this: 8:00: arrive to the unit, which is in the downtown area, about 10 minutes from the hospital. I drive right passed a Starbucks on my way there, so if I have time, …
#100HappyDays
Have you guys heard of the 100 Happy Days Challenge? Check it out! "We live in times when super-busy schedules have become something to boast about. While the speed of life increases, there is less and less time to enjoy the moment that you are in. The ability to appreciate the moment, the environment and …
Working for the Weekend
Photos capturing a lovely picnic at Bunker Hill monument on a 90+ degree day in Boston. 4 more work days till next weekend! (Going back to rotations with weekend/night shifts is going to be tough).
Preceptor Bonding
On Wednesday night this week, one of my clerkship directors at the hospital I am working at hosted a dinner at his beautiful home (+barn!) for the third year medical students and all of the clerkship directors. A cohort of us are spending the year at the hospital, so we really get to know the …
Gratitude Lists
I finished one week of Child Psych. So far, I'm having a really hard time wrapping my head around psychiatry. So much of it seems...subjective? Or at least to the point that I don't have enough knowledge yet to recognize the true diagnostic process. I feel pretty comfortable interviewing medical patients and trying to understand …
Child Psych Begins…
Just finished my second day of Child Psych- boy, is it different. I am working at a partial hospitalization program downtown, so the kiddies come during the day for an average of 1-2 weeks and go home at night. The have group therapy, classroom sessions, and 1:1 therapy. They learn coping mechanisms, meditation, and how …
A (perfect) Boston Summer Weekend
I'm back in Western MA prepping to start my second core clerkship- Psychiatry! I am looking forward to it- particularly my first 3 weeks on Child Psych. I'm sure I'll have lots of interesting stories and will try to share some here! Speaking of child psych, I dragged my boyfriend to see Inside Out with …
