In With A Bang

Peds ended on the 30th, not so much with a bang but kind of a "oh, I guess this is it" sorta feeling. Last day was chaotic as usual but there was something a little, dare I say, sad, about seeing my last pediatric patient (hopefully the last viral URI I see for awhile). I haven't fully ruled out pursuing Peds in the future, but I know for a fact that if I do, there will be some kind of fellowship at the end of it, because I don't think I'd be content with just doing out-patient Peds for the rest of my life. 

But anyway, onwards to Psych! The commute is kind of heinous, all the way from Long Island. Yesterday, my day was fourteen and a half hours long with four and a half of those hours spent commuting. It has been rather uneventful so far, though now that I've said that, watch, there'll be a psych emergency on the wards tomorrow. It's somewhat akin to screaming "wow, it's slow" in the middle of an ER. I can probably expound more on the rotation when I've been on it longer than 3 days, but for now I can say that it has been relatively chill. Compared to the constant influx of patients on Peds, being in an in-patient setting, albeit an atypical one, is much different. I'm still getting used to the notion of having to swipe and/or unlock doors to get everywhere. At the moment we've had lots of downtime in between lectures and rounds. Haven't actually gotten around to interviewing a patient yet but our Attending seems to be set on easing us into the process, which is fine by me.