Almost a month into my first IM rotation and I am starting to get the hang of things. Things are not perfect but the routine has set in, and I am glad I did a bit of orthopaedics which is handy in ways you least expect it - recurrent falls, osteoporosis, analgesia etc. are seen quite a bit here.
The obvious deficiency in my training would be the general surgery rotation. And these conditions actually pop up in GM patients when I least expected it. Cholecystitis, bowel perforation, HBS sepsis, peptic ulcer disease, BPH - you name it, we got it. It is times like these that I feel occasionally, grossly inadequate. But there is a first time for everything.
On the bright side, my first month in IM has been hugely enjoyable with a team with supportive colleagues and pro-teaching consultants. The transition from orthopaedics to GM has been made much easier because of these reasons.
Between scurrying around during working hours, and pondering what to do with my precious rest time, the hours turn into days and months. In retrospect, time flies - perhaps a little too fast for my liking.
