Shortie: Mile Zero

Above: My odometer start mark for my journey. Forgive the 0.1 on the trip counter - that was from the gas station. As for the seatbelt light - Contrary to the indicator, I do wear a seat belt regularly.

O' MEDICINE,
HERE IS WHAT I EXPECT O' THEE.

As I'm embarking on this second half of medical school, I've given great thought as hwo to approach the clinical side of medicine. I'm going to be expected to do things underneath objectives, rubrics, and my attending doctor's expectations. Well, I'm going to turn it around and put down here what my current expectations are for my next 2 years of medical school and residency. I understand that sometimes these expectations may not be met, but I want the best out of my education and want to be worked to my fullest potential.

Here they are (in short):
1. I want to be challenged (Please, no cakewalks!).
2. I want to experience the roller-coaster of emotions that doctors face day-to-day.
3. I want to interact with patients and staff first-hand.
4. I want to experience a variety of cases, from the most common to the most rare.
5. I want my experiences in medicine to be enjoyable.

Many of my following blog entries may deal with these expectations (and others I might come up with in the future too). And with that, the second half begins. My first stop for three weeks: Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois for the first half of my Pediatrics Core rotation.

May the adventure continue... and start that odometer.