Small towns

Today I started my longest rotation. I say longest because I'm doing 2 rotations at the same place. Fortunately in some ways, the place is home. It's nice not having to live out of a suitcase and move around every 4-8 weeks for a while. I'm on family practice and OB/GYN. It looks like I'll get to see my first C -section this week. I'm also going to be on call all night tomorrow. Yikes! Nothing like getting thrown in the first week. Hopefully I'll get more of an orientation soon especially training on the EPIC system which undoubtably will be a useful skill to put on my resume.

Today I got to see patients from 3 months to 87 years old. Quite the range! The nice thing about a small town is you know people and they know you. The bad thing about small towns is you know people and they know you. There's that awkward moment when you recognize someone that you haven't seen or talked to in more than 8 years. Or when someone else knows your parents, but you have no idea who they are. I imagine there will be more of that happening over the next couple months so I better get used to it.