not that im counting or anything

10.6 shifts down, 12.4 shifts to go.

it has actually been a lot better the second time around. as a resident, the ed consultants seem more likely to believe you when you tell them your patient doesn't look like they're on the brink of death. and the ed nurses even do ecg's and put in iv cannulas when you ask them to. even the patients appear less twitchy when you see them and actually trust you enough to go home when you tell them to bugger off because there's nothing wrong with them.

perhaps i have changed somewhat over the last 12 months... but how?

still, the ten hour shifts are pretty long and intense; and weekend night shifts still suck. and i still hate the lack of continuity of care. can't wait until i move on to oncology. oh sure it's not all doom and gloom. im learn a lot of paeds and acute medicine and general practice stuff. it's good to get back into the swing of things: actually using my brain to diagnose instead of just institute knee-jerk management; seeing interesting, baffling medical problems instead of just grappling with frustrating psychosocial issues that can never be solved. the joy of it all.