Night float. I learned that yes, ppl do die in the hospital alone and that sometimes “there is no one to notify.”
Reinforced again that my pts’ backgrounds & experience were going to vary. Consistent compassionate care, though, was in my control.
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Wards! I remember a patient “firing” in the first few days. Pretty sure I cried after he yelled me out of his room. Crash course in
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VA night float. All I knew was to show up at 7pm for sign out in room X. I barely knew what to do with my first page. Biggest lesson learned was when to ask for help (as early as possible!).
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CICU. Fresh off the boat. Had no clue as to what I was doing. Learning curve was steep. I was lucky I had a great 3rd year supervising resident. It helped that he was an IMG as well and understood my challenges.
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Thoracic Surgery. I learned that my pager was not my friend. And that colleagues late for sign out cease lose all respect immediately.
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Medical Floors!! As an intern, make sure to RETURN the page
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Medical ICU! I ultimately loved starting in the icu—team-based, attending and fellows, and biggest lesson was how invaluable nurses were. The 2:1 patient/RN ratio w paper charts at bedside gave me so much face-to-face time will all. And they taught me how to write orders.
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Me too! Asked for and got 3 extra months. Loved the acuity. Also, loved being excused from continuity clinic.
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Pulmonary Medicine Core Rotation. There’s a good chance that in 20 years, you’ll still be close to the people you meet this week: co-interns, residents, attendings, support staff. Say hello to these potential lifelong friends.
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