As amazing as surgery is, I probably won't become a surgeon. I want to know medicine inside and out, perform the occasional procedure, possibly know how to do a cesarean....but I just don't see myself being a surgeon day in and day out. That said, I want to absorb all the information I can while I am on these rotations so that I can be extremely knowledgeable about when it is appropriate to refer. It is also important to have a good grasp of what my colleagues do, and what my patients will go through when they have surgeries so I can care for them properly before and afterward.
Even if I do not picture myself in particular fields in which I am required to rotate, I'll have fun with it, learn as much as I can, and I'll always be humbled by how much I still don't know. So excited to follow the life-long pursuit of acquiring knowledge-- next up, ten weeks in Eureka (4 OMM, 6 Pediatrics). Will update soon!
