So being an intern so far hasn’t been exceedingly awful. When you’re a med student, sometimes you need to ask people things or find out information. For the most part (to be brutally honest) you’re given a look as though you have three heads, given a good sigh of annoyance, and then if you’re lucky someone helps you. But luckily, interns are a little higher on the totem pole so people are much more willing to help you out. Plus, there’s the leverage of actually being able to write orders that helps people be a bit more pleasant to your questions. Questions that are always so obvious too – like you couldn’t find a form and there it is, right beside you. ;) Opps!! It has also been fun the variations on my last name, I put an accent on my ID card and people try. I appreciate their effort, but their attempts are always worth a smile. :)

The thing that is hard is the hours. I do miss being at home with Wolfie and relaxing. I know it’ll get easier when I’m more used to the schedule and the such but compared to the extremely light schedule of 4th year this is quite the shock!

I had my first call and it was pretty rough. I’d say this has been the worst part so far. I fell asleep in the chair two times, suddenly woke up noticing that !!10 minutes went by!! and that was my rest for the call. It wasn’t hard to be awake so long, but I just wanted it to end so I could shower. I love to shower in the mornings and I feel all off if I don’t.

Overall though, it’s been good. It’s hard to move from the med student role where you don’t say much of a plan and you just are the information gather, to then formulating a plan while in the room. All in good time. I know this is what I want, and this is the way to get it, so this is the road I am on and that is that.

I did have a lovely surprise post call :) Flowers and Pie!!

The pie recipe is here. :)