Woke up, went to work...thought this is crazy, got two blocks away and realized I had forgotten my sthescope and had to ask the taxi driver to go back, which he found amusing. Then I went to work, wandered around the hospital until I finally found someone to help me find Dr Romero which took me to Dr Jordin who brought me into morning report (literally they report on all of the patients that were admitted overnight to all of the residents unlike us just discussing one case). Then he talking with me about the hospital beds and deaths with a powerpoint which helped.
I then observed in clinic which is interesting.
Clinic:
Doctor (with multiple residents 1 second year and I think 2 interns) sitting at a desk in an exam room and someone keeps bringing in charts. When one patient walks out the door of the intern calls the next and they walk in. It is nice in that the doctor never has to move but also, interesting because people come in and out from the back of the room which is open to a hallway constantly - Definitely no HIPPA here. It would be nice to be able to practice medicine that fast. Also, the drug reps slip in a quickly between/with patients as they can and give samples
A resident, Cynthia, showed me where to put my bag and we had lunch. Then she showed me the emergency room where she had said she was spending the afternoon and then she disappeared, but that was ok, I had bothered her enough. The doctor in the pediatric ER (yes ER its one room) was wonderful to talk to and he talked slowly for me which minimized confusion. By late in the afternoon though I was so tired of working to hard to talk that I couldn't focus on anything...so as a brillant idea I set up a Spanish class for tomorrow night at 6:30pm - if I'm learning tired, I will be able to speak/understand tired, right?
This is a picture of where I am living, the outside today (and of course the dog), maybe my room tomorrow.
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