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Well things have calmed down since the "posting of the board scores." My friends here all did well and we did some celebrating (also known as sushi and one glass of wine because everyone has to be at the hospital early.) Yay!
So for the past few weeks I have been doing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and loving it. Now, if you had asked me three weeks ago whether or not I would ever even consider thinking about Psych the answer would have been a resounding no. But after working 50 hrs a week for 2 weeks seeing children in need, seeing how much they are helped by what I was doing and seeing what a rewarding career it would be, my answer now is quite different. There are so many bad people in the world, so much hurt and sadness all directed at little kids who have no way of defending themselves from the evils of the world. There are so many kids in need, kids who need someone to listen, kids who need someone to care, and kids who will benefit for the rest of their lives by just a few short hrs of therapy and possibly medication...which will help them succeed. How could I say no? The sad fact is, there is a dangerous shortage of Child Physiatrists out there because the training takes a long time and the pay isn’t great. In fact I had a "friend" laugh at me when I told them I was considering it saying "dude, the money sucks and you don’t get to do anything cool." WTF- I could care less about the money and what in the world could be cooler then making a difference in children’s lives? I don’t know, maybe I will be one of those people who loves every rotation and could be any kind of doctor but I have a sneaking suspicion that I may have found my calling...in the one place I SWORE I would never end up. G-d works in mysterious ways, eh?
So Monday I start on the inpatient adult Psychiatry ward, so we are talking some really sick people. I am looking forward to the challenge and interesting work (plus my hours should be great- 7:30 am - 1:00 pm instead of 6:00 am - 8:00 pm that I have been doing).
Well, that about covers it...pretty much my life is work at hospital, go to the gym and hurt myself, come home and study, spend some time with Ryan and then fall into bed. Occasionally I talk on the phone to some special people and I even have time to read for 10 min every night (I started this new series that I am falling in love with....more details later if it is as good as I think....witches, intrigue and fairy, how can it go wrong?). Right, so I like to be busy so I have a feeling this year is going to be fun! Yay for life.
Enough from cheerleader Hava. Peace, love and puppy kisses to all (*gag*)
-me
So for the past few weeks I have been doing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and loving it. Now, if you had asked me three weeks ago whether or not I would ever even consider thinking about Psych the answer would have been a resounding no. But after working 50 hrs a week for 2 weeks seeing children in need, seeing how much they are helped by what I was doing and seeing what a rewarding career it would be, my answer now is quite different. There are so many bad people in the world, so much hurt and sadness all directed at little kids who have no way of defending themselves from the evils of the world. There are so many kids in need, kids who need someone to listen, kids who need someone to care, and kids who will benefit for the rest of their lives by just a few short hrs of therapy and possibly medication...which will help them succeed. How could I say no? The sad fact is, there is a dangerous shortage of Child Physiatrists out there because the training takes a long time and the pay isn’t great. In fact I had a "friend" laugh at me when I told them I was considering it saying "dude, the money sucks and you don’t get to do anything cool." WTF- I could care less about the money and what in the world could be cooler then making a difference in children’s lives? I don’t know, maybe I will be one of those people who loves every rotation and could be any kind of doctor but I have a sneaking suspicion that I may have found my calling...in the one place I SWORE I would never end up. G-d works in mysterious ways, eh?
So Monday I start on the inpatient adult Psychiatry ward, so we are talking some really sick people. I am looking forward to the challenge and interesting work (plus my hours should be great- 7:30 am - 1:00 pm instead of 6:00 am - 8:00 pm that I have been doing).
Well, that about covers it...pretty much my life is work at hospital, go to the gym and hurt myself, come home and study, spend some time with Ryan and then fall into bed. Occasionally I talk on the phone to some special people and I even have time to read for 10 min every night (I started this new series that I am falling in love with....more details later if it is as good as I think....witches, intrigue and fairy, how can it go wrong?). Right, so I like to be busy so I have a feeling this year is going to be fun! Yay for life.
Enough from cheerleader Hava. Peace, love and puppy kisses to all (*gag*)
-me