The author is a medical student currently in their 6th of 11 clinical rotations, which they describe as a "slow, most intense blur" they have ever experienced. The day starts at 7:30 am with lectures, followed by scrambling to get to their clinical posting, where they have to interact with various medical professionals and sometimes get addressed as "Doctor," which they find jarring. After the clinical posting, they have more lectures in the afternoon, and then they have to study for the upcoming in-course or end-of-posting exams.
The author is feeling exhausted, both physically and mentally, and is starting to question whether they are built for clinical medicine and whether clinical medicine is built for them. They feel like they have been slacking in their friendships, passions, and overall living. The author acknowledges that they may be exaggerating the situation in their head and that they have chosen to get over themselves, seek Jesus, and stand up.
Despite the challenges, the author finds some positives in the experience, such as the opportunity to work in different subspecialties, which reminds them of their childhood dream of being a scientist, and the sense of accomplishment they feel when seeing a debilitated patient walk out of the hospital. The author is looking forward to the end of the clinical rotations, but they know that they will look back on these moments with rose-colored glasses in the future.
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by Olaitan Joy ... a las medium.com 07-23-2024
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