Orientation - July 5th

Finally, I get to start rotations! well...atleast the orientation part of it. It was pretty laid back. The first thing I saw was a lot of breakfast food (didn't know they would provide breakfast for us). They had eggs (which I, of course, don't like), bacon, biscuits, hashbrown, juice, and coffee. I got a tour of the hospital and met some of the doctors and staff in charge. Don't ask me about my schedule, won't know til tomorrow. They gave us a syllabus of what to expect from IM rotation which basically saids that they are going to teach us how to get better and better at writing SOAP notes (which is great since I don't feel like I know how to write one because of the lack of feedback last year). They gave us a packet to read over the weekend which is just some basic info on how to write a SOAP note, admit orders, and other stuff. The syllabus says we'll be assigned 4 patients a day and also admitting patients from the ER. They'll also have some hands-on type sessions for just the students on how to suture and do other procedures.
So far, I don't feel intimidated (only b/c I haven't actually started yet) and the 4th years say that I shouldn't be. Everyone's been very friendly.

One 4th year gave us a tip for rotations that was said by a professor at their medical school like a hundred times during their second year. She saids that the rules are great. Just say them before each day of rotation to remind yourself of them. Here they are:

1. Arrive on time.
2. Be nice.
3. Work hard.
4. Don't leave until your attending/resident/intern is done for the day.

Other interesting info: one student is already going to start the night float shift - next week!