dia uno y dos.

First year - check. Week long break that needed to be one more week - check. ROTATIONS!!

Let me tell you about this new chapter in my life. Austin Sinai clinic is a free clinic available to Chicago. Doors open bright smackin' early at 9am and we start to see patients at 1000am. We take care of 4 patient rooms in the front of the clinic. The back of the clinic is taken up by little munchkins not excited to be poked and prodded to put it nicely (it's only day two and I've already learned how to zone out the crying!). Sharif, our preceptor, is also an alum of RFUMS so he's dropped us off the deep end and then thrown a rope after us to help us back up. His teaching skills are exceptional while challenging us to be autonomous and learn as we go. The staff is laidback, fun in their own ways, and quite fiesty by the end of the day, which makes each day something to look forward to. I'm in this round with another classmate of mine, so a friendly face appears in the doorway every morning! Did I mention this is my family med rotation? No? Well, there you go then. Hypertension, diabetes, asthma, school physicals, women's health screens, bacterial and viral infections only scratch the surface of what we have the potential of encountering. Austin Sinai is also involved in a weight loss program and opiate addiction rehabilitation so we see just a touch of everything.

Two days down, six weeks to go!!!
And in the meantime... somebody please fill my noggin with anatomy and suture notes?!?!

More to come as we go folks! Drop a line, say hi, and update me on your life!
luuv.