This year, we all have to get certified in CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). Technically, if I could find my CPR card from my workin' days and prove I'm certified until May, I wouldn't have to do it, but that would actually only save me 45 minutes ( Read more... )

Hello again ( Read more... )

Time flies when you're having fun ( Read more... )

One of the docs and I got in a discussion today about private versus hospital practice. When people ask, I always say that I'm not sure which way I'd like to go. To some extent, this is true. There are things that are appealing to me about being in a hospital or larger practice, for sure. But, on the other hand, in my naive head when I came INTO ( Read more... )

This afternoon I had my first independent abnormal finding on a physical exam. The resident I was working with left to go run to do something and told me to do a quick exam while he was gone. So I did. I was looking in the eyes with the opthalmoscope, and by some miracle, I was not only able to VISUALIZE the optic discs (which, lets be honest, I ( Read more... )

Its been a few days. (Hi Dad! I'm still alive! :-p) This week I've been in cardiology, peds, hem/onc, and radiology so far ( Read more... )

Well, other than pregnant and at their OB, naturally ( Read more... )

On Thursday, I was called "Doctor." The surgeon that I was with introduced me as such to the patients in his office. As in "this is doctor so and so, she's a medical student hanging out in our office today." It made me supremely uncomfortable, because 1) I'm not actually a doctor and 2) My name is Anna. I wasn't sure if I should correct him or not ( Read more... )

I never knew there could be some many pregnant women. Where do they all hide? Probably in Obstetricians offices, for all of the many, many, MANY appointments they have. Once a month until 28 weeks, then once every two weeks, then once every week at 36 weeks and later. Ultrasounds, glucose tests, heart monitors, dietitians. Regular physicians. Even ( Read more... )

This morning I shadowed an orthopedist. This is a summary of my morning. X-ray. "Well, look at that. Hmm, what are we going to do about that? I KNOW! Surgery! Cast it! Put in some pins! Put a cortisol shot in it!" Over and over. Perhaps if I knew more about this, and could have come up with proper questions to ask, I would have found it more ( Read more... )