While I am annoyed that I am still waiting to see the check from my June externship I do have to admit that the experience was a great one!
The program was arranged by Oakwood Hospital but I was working in an outpatient office that had in house x-ray and labs. It was kind of a "one stop shop" for all things non-critical so I got to see a lot in the three weeks I was there. Lucky for me, there was only one or two third years there during my time so I got the chance to work with attending physicians on many occasions (though working with residents was not bad either!).
Mostly I just followed along and tried to learn as much as possible. When you are between first and second year you soon realize that almost anything you hear in the clinic is new information. Luckily everyone I worked with was good about answering questions. Sometimes I was allowed to get patient histories on my own which was great because I got to feel like I might actually be a real doctor someday (haha). In all seriousness though taking a history with a real patient is nothing like the standardized patients in class so getting some real practice was nice!
Thursday afternoons were procedure clinic so I got to see some fun things like mole freezing and toenail removal. I also worked doing prenatal visits a couple days so I got to hear fetal heart beats. I learned a lot about diabetes and well child visits, heard a heart murmur, correctly diagnosed a case of Hand, Foot and Mouth (lucky guess!), and too many other things to count!
Overall, I reaffirmed my interest in Family Medicine and got out of the house everyday so win, win.
Promise to write about my other summer things soon!
Friday, July 20, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
The most unrelaxing (but most fun) summer vacation ever
I am only 3 weeks away from starting classes again and I can honestly say this is the best and busiest summer "vacation" I have ever had.
In undergrad I almost always took summer classes, but even then that was maybe three or four days out of the week and I still had a lot of time to spend with friends or just being lazy. My summer this year has looked like this:
Classes ended and that day I left on a 3-day trip with my husband to celebrate our one year anniversary.
One day of crazy packing.
Three weeks in Haiti.
Four days to unpack and get used to being back home.
Three week externship in Family Medicine (8:30-5 or 6 M-F).
One Saturday at the Student Run Free Clinic working on a care team.
One week off to visit family and friends in Midland.
That brings us to today. I start another three week externship on Monday with one week each in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and OB-GYN. I am signed up for one Saturday at the Student Run clinic during this time and that last week my mother in law will also be visiting from Mexico.
It has been crazy but it has also been fun. I have learned a lot of things and promise to write more in-depth blogs on my experiences. Especially my time in Haiti. That place changed me and I can't wait to go back again!
In undergrad I almost always took summer classes, but even then that was maybe three or four days out of the week and I still had a lot of time to spend with friends or just being lazy. My summer this year has looked like this:
Classes ended and that day I left on a 3-day trip with my husband to celebrate our one year anniversary.
One day of crazy packing.
Three weeks in Haiti.
Four days to unpack and get used to being back home.
Three week externship in Family Medicine (8:30-5 or 6 M-F).
One Saturday at the Student Run Free Clinic working on a care team.
One week off to visit family and friends in Midland.
That brings us to today. I start another three week externship on Monday with one week each in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and OB-GYN. I am signed up for one Saturday at the Student Run clinic during this time and that last week my mother in law will also be visiting from Mexico.
It has been crazy but it has also been fun. I have learned a lot of things and promise to write more in-depth blogs on my experiences. Especially my time in Haiti. That place changed me and I can't wait to go back again!
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