Today I began my residency training. Nothing too special to report - just getting through a week's worth of PALS, BLS, ACLS, etc. Then a week of orientation. The real clinical work begins on 1 July. My first rotation is the neonatal ICU. I've done a rotation in this before during the beginning of my 4th year in med school. It's a rather chill rotation - or so I'm told. I've been told things would be easy in the past and have been woefully misinformed.
I got my call schedule, and it is Q4 (on call every 4th night) during months of FP rotations. I'll find out next week what it will be for the NICU. Then I believe I have peds, adult medicine and ICU. My first vacation is two weeks at the end of November. A looooong way away. I'll be spending the holidays in the ER.
I'm looking forward to the new beginning... a new chapter in my life.