2 down, 4 to go
It's nice to see sunlight again! I just finished my 7-week rotation in general surgery this past week. Although the hours were long, I actually had a fun time! Most of my patients were elderly, so I really enjoyed working with them and didn't mind getting into work at 0400... well, most of the time. I didn't realize how general surgery is composed of majority of bowel issues. Also, as a medical student, you aren't really allowed to do too much in the surgeries, other than cutting sutures and retracting. If I got to close a skin wound, I was lucky. I had the opportunity to take two overnight trauma calls, which was exciting but not up my alley; the fast pace was a little too much for me.
An issue that was interesting was having my old high school classmate as my intern. I actually had gone to school with him since kindergarten. I was never close to him at all, but let's just say that things overall worked out okay. I've been lucky so far in that a lot of my friends have been in my rotations, and we've all been working really well together. There aren't any Christina Yangs in my group! For the most part, I've really enjoyed the surgical attendings and residents, but I was very disappointed that the experience didn't even come close to that on Grey's Anatomy (hehheh). Here is my usual list of things I learned on the surgery rotation:
1) Farting is a good thing (ahem, Chang)
2) When a meth addict asks for ice, don't assume he means ice chips
3) Crocs are very fashionable in hospitals
4) It is possible to fall asleep standing up
5) I don't know how surgeons can drink coffee and not have to pee during the procedures
6) Gallstones can be souvenirs
My block 1 OB-GYN group
My block 2 Surgery group
This is pretty much what happens as soon as we sit down
On to medicine for 11 weeks!
An issue that was interesting was having my old high school classmate as my intern. I actually had gone to school with him since kindergarten. I was never close to him at all, but let's just say that things overall worked out okay. I've been lucky so far in that a lot of my friends have been in my rotations, and we've all been working really well together. There aren't any Christina Yangs in my group! For the most part, I've really enjoyed the surgical attendings and residents, but I was very disappointed that the experience didn't even come close to that on Grey's Anatomy (hehheh). Here is my usual list of things I learned on the surgery rotation:
1) Farting is a good thing (ahem, Chang)
2) When a meth addict asks for ice, don't assume he means ice chips
3) Crocs are very fashionable in hospitals
4) It is possible to fall asleep standing up
5) I don't know how surgeons can drink coffee and not have to pee during the procedures
6) Gallstones can be souvenirs
My block 1 OB-GYN group
My block 2 Surgery group
This is pretty much what happens as soon as we sit down
On to medicine for 11 weeks!
posted by Gina Fujikami at Sunday, October 01, 2006
7 Comments:
Not close to Grey's Anatomy is a good thing!
If farting is good for you, Chang must be the healthiest man in America.
Who's Christina Yang? And if I don't know, does this make any kind of insinuation as to my gender and/or sexual preference?
Not knowing who Christina Yang is reveals that you don't watch the number one rated show in the country. I'll leave the value judgment of such to Gerald.
how disappointing... no bombs blowing up, dr. mcdreamys and actual medicine being practiced? lame
Andrew, you have to start watching Grey's Anatomy! It's been on my "Must" list for the past 2 weeks :) Yeah, no trees sticking out of people, no bubonic plague, no one sleeping with each other...
your hospital is obvious much more boring than my hospital
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