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| A simulated version of my month in OB/GYN |
Whew! The past month has been extremely busy! My OB/GYN
rotation officially ended Friday, and although I had many great experiences, I
just never quite had the time to sit down and write about them all. I was busy
with rotations, working on my executive agenda, trying to keep a good work/life
balance, and my daughter even turned 10! Right now, the entire month seems like
one big blur, but the above picture of one of my school’s patient simulators
pretty much describes the month perfectly: delivering babies and examining lots
of women.
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| Developed so many skills this month |
At the end of every rotation, I’m always amazed at the things
I have learned and my growing knowledge base. Before this rotation, I didn’t
know how to enter patient information in electronic health records, write
prescriptions, use my hands to tell how many centimeters a patient is dilated, perform
a GBS test on my own, or how to deliver a placenta (we practiced delivering
fake babies during my clinical skills rotation). Now, I not only know how to do
all of these things, but I feel pretty comfortable doing them as well. I also
enjoyed getting the chance to go into the OR and assist with a tubal ligation,
and I was extremely happy that my preceptor allowed me to be hands-on with as
many patients as possible. It was even better that most, if not all, of the
patients were okay with me taking their histories, performing exams on them,
and answering their questions. OB/GYN is a field with a lot of variety, and it
definitely has its perks. The only thing I really didn’t like about it was the
unpredictability that came with the timing of deliveries, and the time spent
waiting around for deliveries to occur, but on the plus side it allowed me to
catch up on other things I was getting behind on, so I can’t complain.
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| Growing up so fast! |
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| Mommy/Daughter Paint Night |
If I had to choose one highlight from this month, it would
be my daughter’s birthday. To be able to see her reach another year of life and
spend time with her is always a special experience, but this year started off a
lot differently. I was called to come to the hospital that morning to help a
woman deliver a baby, and in the moment of helping the patient deliver, it hit
me that I was in that exact same position 10 years ago. Thinking about the many
milestones I’ve encountered over the years and how when I first gave birth I
didn’t know if I would ever achieve my dreams, to now being in a position where
I am on the path to fulfilling my dreams, made me kind of emotional. I feel
incredibly blessed to be where I am at in life, and it feels extra good that I
can be a blessing to others each and every day.
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| Love coming back to campus and reconnecting with awesome people |
Outside of that, I took my OB/GYN shelf exam Friday followed
by a 3-hour practice exam for my COMLEX PE exam in February, so that officially
ends this rotation and I am excited to start another. Tomorrow I begin my four-week
Plastic Surgery rotation, and I am beyond excited! I absolutely love all forms
of surgery, but plastic and reconstructive surgery is definitely at the top of
my list. I can’t wait to be back in the OR assisting and learning as much as
possible. Hopefully, I’ll have more time to write weekly about my experiences,
but if not, feel free to catch me on Instagram as I’m pretty good about posting
pics about my daily experiences and adding to my story section. It will be
another early day tomorrow, so I’ll end here, but I hope everyone has an
awesome week. Oh, and if you don’t hear from me again this week, have a very
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
