Well, Linday and I are fully engaged in our peds internships, but have had a great time of it so far. We are now starting our 6th month and will be moving to new services on Monday (11/24/08). Here in Denver we work at two different hospitals - The Children's Hospital - a tertiary care children's hospital, and Denver Health - a county hospital. We have already rotated through various blocks including general wards, NICU, clinic, night float, etc. This coming month will be a nice change of pace for Lindsay as she moves from night float to a clinic month. I will be starting a month of general pediatric wards at TCH. Fortunately, we will both be working days this month :o)The picture above in our intern class here in Denver.
Just to catch you up to speed: Pediatrics residency is a three-year process. As interns (first-year residents) we do most of the grunt work at the hospital and learn the basics of caring for children. The second year is a transition year where you gain more autonomy and begin to take a supervisory role in the care of your team. The third year is a unique opportunity to take full responsibility for a team, manage the patients, teach your junior residents, and work as a team leader.
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yay!! i'm so glad to see you guys blogging again. we miss you so much and enjoy the small bits of your life we get from your blog. have a wonderful thanksgiving!!!
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