Forward Progress on my Journey Forward

So much has happened in the last three months since I last wrote about Match Day.   I officially graduated from med school and celebrated with our families.  We went on an incredible vacation for two weeks in South Carolina.  We also bought, moved into, painted, and unpacked a new home.  It's been a hectic, amazing, and busy break between med school and residency.

While I certainly enjoyed having some time off, it will feel good to get back to work and jump full speed into the world I love.  I start work tomorrow with a week of orientation then head straight into month-long rotations.

My intern year will be made up of 13 4-week blocks/rotations.  My schedule is:

• 7/1 - 7/28: Behavior and Development (Autism, ADHD, etc)
• 7/29 - 8/25: Neurology (Seizures, nerve problems, etc)
• 8/26 - 9/22: Infectious Diseases (Skin infections, meningitis, bronchitis, etc)
• 9/23 - 10/20: Emergency Medicine and Community Outreach (Emergency Room shifts and child advocacy experiences)
• 10/21 - 11/17: Hematology & Oncology (Blood disorders and childhood cancers)
• 11/18 - 12/15: Pulmonology (Lung and breathing difficulties, pneumonia, etc)
• 12/16 - 1/12: Rheumatology, Renal, and Endocrine (Autoimmune disorders, kidney problems, diabetes)
• 1/13 - 2/9: Neonatology (Premature babies)
• 2/10 - 3/9: Primary Care Clinics (Community pediatrics)
• 3/10 - 4/6: Infectious Diseases (same as above ID)
• 4/7 - 5/4: Well-baby Nursery (Healthy, normal newborns)
• 5/5 - 6/1: Gastroenterology ("GI", digestive problems)
• 6/2 - 6/30: Cardiology (Heart defects and problems)

My schedule most rotations will be roughly 7am-6pm with 4-6 days off per month.  I will also have around 4 days of night shift (5:30pm-7:30am) per month.   Most weeks I will also spend an afternoon working in a primary care clinic seeing patients on my own and developing my office skills.

They work us hard, but I'm going to learn a lot!  I can't wait to get started and hope to have time to continue updating!

Residency...here I come!