Well, this little experiment didn't turn out to be as fruitful as I would have hoped. Sadly, I got a little caught up with life, and poor bloggy was left behind. Oh well, I know that nobody missed me that much. ;) A quick summary:
May: Medical school graduation--see lots of friends and family, and stay at the Peabody! Mom visits Lexington.
June: Move to Shelbyville after a long, frustrating search for a house. Cathy & Chris visit. Stephen turns 27.
July: FIRST MONTH OF INTERNSHIP! IM wards at the VA.
August: IM wards at the VA...again. Big Mama passes away after briefly suffering from meningitis. Visit Memphis for her funeral. Amanda gets engaged. Visit Nashville to see Sheila for one day. Cathy, Gram, and PA visit Lexington.
September: 2 weeks of Nephrology at Norton Hospital, then 2 weeks of vacation! Visit Chattanooga and go to UT football game with Dad and the boyz. Stephen and I celebrate our first anniversary with a weekend at a bed & breakfast in Cincinnati. Fly to Jax to visit Mom.
October: Cardiology/CCU at University Hospital. Month from hell. But, Stephen and I finally get smart phones! Also, visit Marietta the first weekend.
November: IM wards at University. On call on Thanksgiving Day, but off on my birthday (27!). Cathy and Chris visit. My niece Makinley Rayne is born (Graham's daughter)!
December: 2 weeks of Allergy elective ROCKS. Take Step III. Lots of snow. 2 weeks of Wards at University with the resident from hell. I work Christmas. :( Mom and Trey visit Shelbyville right after Christmas, then I get to see family. New Years' Eve at Hennen's in Chattanooga, then at Matt & Christy's in Ringgold.
So yes, now I have officially finished half of my internship!
2011:
January: 2 weeks Gyn clinic; 2 weeks Pathology
February: 2 weeks Cardiology at VA; 2 weeks Night float
March: Infectious Diseases at VA
April: IM wards at University
May: Pulmonology at Audubon Hospital
June: 2 weeks of Cards at University; 2 weeks of vacay and MOVING TO CLEVELAND!!!
I REALLY cannot wait to start Dermatology. Internal Medicine is alright, I guess, but it's not what I want to do. Add to the that the fact that I am working 80 hours a week and staying overnight at the hospital, and you get a tired, frustrated, busy intern who is counting down til the last day (164 days to go).
Now, shall I make a New Year's Resolution?!? Hmmm...