Let’s talk about how much I love rotations!

There’s something to be said for finally being out of the classroom.  I am now officially into my 18th year of education, and in honor of my 18th education birthday, I get out of the classroom.  Fantastic!

I love the hospital.  I love the rush, I love the people, I love the drama…I just love it all.  If I ever had any doubts whatsoever about medicine, I find them fleeting more and more as I spend my time soaking in as much as my little brain can hold.  I can now hear some piece of information and retain it for longer than up to the next test.  I’m just retaining it for the sake of retaining it.  Love it.

Today I started my surgery rotation.  I don’t know what it’s going to be like.  I’m coming off of an OB/GYN rotation.  I really enjoyed hanging out with the laboring moms and assisting with a c-section or several   It was a good intro into surgery since I learned how to gown and glove myself, as well as how to not look like a complete and utter fool walking onto the real surgery floor this month.  What advice could I give you for rotations?  Befriend anyone and everyone because everyone here has been doing this job longer than I have and they all have something to teach you.  I learned the instruments on the Mayo stand for C-sections, I worked on suturing and stapling…I learned how to prep and tear down from a surgery…I even got to sew up a C-section…with sad shaky little arms.

Overall, this is what it’s about.  This is what I have always loved about medicine.  I’ve ruled some things in and ruled some things out…but I’ve definitely been reassured that this is the place I need to be.  Rotations rock!