having pestered andrew hanson (hmo manager) for weeks, he has finally delivered the goods: the jim gay unit/gandarra job will now be a hmo2 rotation next year. yep, i have succeeded in altering the course of history, or at least the make up of the medical team at the queen elizabeth hospital. whoa!
of course, this means i am staying in ballarat next year. i don't have to worry about applications or interviews for another year. it's a great relief, and also a big cop out. ballarat is the general second year, the palliative care rotation, the comfort of already knowing the people and the system, the closeness to melbourne. but it is also the easy way out. i can have a general second year and do a palliative care rotation at many other hospitals. i can be in melbourne (although that's not really what i want). as for my comfort level, well, there's no question: i learn more when i am challenged. i might have looked into it a bit more...
anyway, it is decided. like lou said, what seems eons ago, there can be no wrong decision. and in the mean time, we drift along, becoming what we will, further away from our innocent beginnings, losing our daring, backing ourselves into a hole, closing our eyes against the world.
2 comments:
I wouldn't say the easy way out Chi. Melbourne would be a solace too with your friends around. And there are plenty of little hospitals to hide in!
I'm proud of you anyway. Choose what you want to do, not what others think you should do. They're not the ones who'll take responsibility if things don't turn out.
Hopefully I'll see more of you next year! Especially with your new driving skills. =)
If you're enjoying it, and are convinced it's what you eventually want to do anyway..it's going to look great on your CV, that you were convinced enough to want to do it that much... Just make sure you're not missing out on things that you might find out you want to do.
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