Temporary Shower

It is interesting the range of growth and regression one goes through in the third year of medical school. I had a moment of awe today as I realized just how much I’ve learned since starting this journey. What use to be hard; pre-rounding on my patients, writing notes, reading labs/images is now second nature but I am also awed by how much I have regressed. I use to walk into patient rooms scared to do harms; my senses hyperaware of their pain, feelings, history, and mood. Now, I find I am cavalier….more concerned with the scut then the patient. This morning, for instance, I was stressed about a particular patient whom I knew nothing about and by some unfortunate circumstance ended on my to-do roster. I went into his room to get the 24 hour events and he proceeded to give me a play-by-play of his entire last week. At first, I was frustrated by how much time he was talking. I rushed through a physical exam as he talked and churned my mind for a good excuse to leav...

Happy New Year! It has been so nice coming home to family/friends after a vacation away. I have decided nobody should come home from a vacation just to start working right away! Dave and I celebrated Christmas with my family and his. We had several game nights (one more to come tonight) and we ate a lot. In the words of my sister, we have gained a “layer of winter fat”. Here are some pictures from Costa Rica So much eating every day!!! Weirdo and her boyfriend Too fat for a two-piece haha Sad to leave I have slowly started to study again but I really have very little motivation. After getting some rest and reflecting back on the last few weeks, I think I was definitely burned out. I really am not doing too bad overall but I think I could afford the break I talked about in my last post. Haha….the competitive side of me still wants to regain my motivation and try for honors in surgery but I think for my mental health in the long run, I should probably slow ...