It has been too long since I’ve written anything. Right now I am sitting in the conference room over on 2 West – the Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit – where I am currently finishing up week one out of six for my Psychiatry rotation. I was really scared to start here… because of it being pyschiatry, because of it being geriatrics… I didn’t know what to expect. But I have been pleasantly surprised by my experiences here. The patients, though obviously in need of some kind of assistance (otherwise they wouldn’t be in the hospital) have all been realtively easy to interact with and very open to talking to me. I feel like I am helping, even if it’s just by being a listening ear – which may be one of the more effective ways for me to help.
I would write more, but I have to get ready to present my patients at Attending Rounds. I’ll try to get some more thoughts down over the rest of this weekend. Oh, and I want to get my Valentine’s Day pictures up soon – A.J. and I had a 
-shaped pizza for dinner! 🙂
So, I know I’ve asked this before, but I can only hold information in my brain for so long.
Between ER, Scrubs, and your blog, I can’t seem to figure out how this process of becoming a doctor works. You got your 4-year degree, and now you’re in med school… how long does that last for? And, according to your blog you’re doing stuff at the hospital, so does that make you a resident or an intern or a student? And if you’re not a resident, when you do become one and how long does that last? And when does all this make you Dr. Jill Cook?