A strange thing occurred to me the other day: I have been in an exceptionally good mood lately. Not that it's a rare occasion that I am happy... it's just that I have been... dare I say, gleeful!
Is it true love? Well, yes, duh. I LOVE my job! heh heh. (Seriously, I am still in the infatuation stage of being a newly minted doctor to be.) Have I been drugged? No more than usual. (Blood pressure meds, that is!)
After a few days of pondering my joviality (is that even a word??) I realized that for the first time in about 15 years, I actually did not have to study for an exam in the last few days leading up to Christmas! I could enjoy the stress of christmas shopping without the stress of final exams!
I never really realized how much test-taking took its toll on my emotional health until I didn't actually have to do it. Phew.
That's not to say there hasn't been stress in my life: I have been spending the past month interviewing several times a week, so it hasn't been THAT relaxing. (8 down, 6 or 7 more to go.)
However, it was nice to finally get a chance to really relax the past few days. I actually finished my shopping in time and only had to do about 25% online.
So, now, with regard to my residency: I will find out in mid_March where I will match. It will be in SoCal as that's the only place I have applied ('cept for a few in Chicago... long shots).
Currently, I am doing a clerkship in family medicine with a private practitioner in Seal Beach/los Alamitos. After that I am on to UCLA for more neurology... then ARMC for SICU, then 3 weeks of radiology then my last month in Hawaii.
For those of you on the east coast, I will be home end of May for the big graduation bash (exact date TBD).
That's all for now - I'll try to update more frequently in 2009! After all, I'll have loads of time as an intern.......