We're 2 weeks into 3rd year and it's been a great experience so far. Surprisingly, obstetrics and gynecology is going well. I've been able to help deliver a few babies and have been in one a lot of c-sections (including being the 1st assistant on a tubal ligation).
The hours are long, but I'm surprisingly okay with that as well. So, what does a typical day look like?
3:45 am - alarm starts going off
4:15 am - actually manage to get out of bed and start getting ready
5:00 am - check the traffic/news and eat breakfast
5:20 am - head to work
5:35 am - arrive at work
5:45 am - check in with postpartum patients
7:00 am - attending rounds
7:30 am - morning board turn-over in L&D ("labor and delivery")
8:30 am - check in with all the pregnant ladies/triage
this lasts all day... along with the delivering of babies and c-sections
lunch may or may not happen, which means carrying snack foods in my back pack are essential
7:00 pm - night board turn over
7:30 pm - leave for home
7:45 pm - arrive at home
8:00 pm - eat dinner/relax
9:30 pm - crash into my bed
Starting this week I'm on nights... which means I'm at the hospital from 6:45 pm to 8:30 am. There's a few days with lectures/meetings before or after call, which means this is going to be a rough week.
And also starting this week I have to somehow manage to find time to study. Hmm.
