Getting handed my pager was probably the wake-up call moment for me. Just like everyone else in line before me, I attached it to my waist and turned it on. Why? I'm not sure; its not as though they were going to page me out of orientation. Then it hit me: I'm now (semi)permanently accessible to the hospital. Eek! They can find me anywhere. The name badge with MD after my name is a little scary too. I don't feel ready to be the go-to person.
I met my intern class yesterday. Its eerily similar to Grey's anatomy: two guys, three girls. I started to draw the parallels, then stopped myself. What am I thinking? They already told us twice: no sexual relationships with patients, no relationships with attendings or other hospital personnel that would "jeapordize the patient relationship." Damn, there goes the drama. So I guess that's where the similarity to the show ends. In reality, I think I'm going to love my fellow general surgery interns; they seem like a great group. We went out to dinner and drinks and had a blast after orientation activities were over.
I also met a bunch of interns in other specialties. Medicine, anesthesia, pediatrics, OB/Gyn, and lots more. It seems like there's a great group of people, which is key when you spend so much time together. Everyone shares a common terror for getting lost in the hospital and for starting on a rotation where the chair of the department is one of your attending physicians. That makes me feel much better about my own worries (which are numerous).
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Ramblings, rants and raves from a general surgery intern.
5 comments:
Wow! Sounds fascinating!
I'm seriously in awe of you! You need to send me a picture of your MD name tag!!!!
lol, I will if you want. Or a picture of me covered in some sort of bodily fluid after my first night on call . . .
dude, i still can't believe you've already started. i'm in complete denial! i hope that you get to randomly do a complete appy on your first day like a certain character on a certain show. unlikely, but since you're a superstar, the surgery will be perfect.
love your blog, doctor burpees!!
I've been thinking about you, glad to know things are going good. Tomorrow is my d-day; my nerves have calmed a little and am pretty excited to get out of the house. This whole stay-at-home mom thing isn't for me. Like my blog name? I thought of it just for you since they always call it "gyney" on Gray's :) Take care!! Sara
b&g,
yeah, the fun-ness of starting residency wears off pretty quick. I'm still pretty happy though (no call shifts yet!).
I'll be wanting to hear how your residency is going!!! That's an order :)
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