It's amazing to write that third year finally came to an end! It was a very long 12 months learning the ropes of the clinical world. Those first few rotations were rocky at best, my classmates and I learned the simplest things like writing daily progress notes and what "following" our patients means. Now with those concepts down pat, we have grown into baby doctors and can spend the majority of our time focusing on diagnosis and management of our patients' conditions. It's a great feeling!
4th year will be more of the same, but we'll see some new settings and have just a tiny bit more responsibility for our patients (of course, our senior team members will still have to oversee our actions) and become a more integral part of the decision making process. Here's a sneak peak of what's to come:
Block 1: Study for Step 2 Board exams
Block 2: Family Medicine advanced elective
Block 3: Medical-Respiratory ICU
Block 4: Emergency Medicine
Block 5: Interview month/Rosetta Stone-Spanish
Block 6: Geriatrics
Block 7: Endocrinology
Block 8: Reading month (aka, vacation!)
Block 9: Update course
Graduation!.....Residency!
I have a feeling it's going to go crazy fast. Hold on to your hats!
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