First rotation... Primary care focus- Urgent Care.

I know everyone is excited to hear all about my first rotation... lets just say it is WAY better seeing the case right in front of you than sitting in a classroom learning about it. I love being able to see patients and learning from my preceptor! I really like Urgent care, its a great mix of lots of different areas of medicine. 

First week excitement:

• Got to suture two lacerations, and administer a digital block.
• Did tons of physical exams (getting really comfortable with that)
• Had to do a rectal exam
• Observed a LOT!
• Saw two cases of cellulitis
• TONS of musculoskeletal injuries (low back, shoulder, knee, wrist, neck pain)
• Found out I learned A LOT my first year... and yet there is still SO much more to learn.

Enjoying my time so far on rotations. I will keep my blog up to date on my learning adventures here in Washington! 

End of didactic year!

It is really crazy to think that I just completed my first  year of PA school! It has gone by so quickly... I am now off for many exciting adventures in my clinical year. My first rotation is my "Primary Care" rotation and I am assigned to an Urgent Care in Seattle. I start this upcoming monday... I can't wait! I'm excited and nervous at the same time... a thousand thoughts are going though my mind 

"will I remember everything?" "what is a physical exam again?" "I know i've heard the name of that disease... what is it?!" 

I'm sure everything will be fine, my preceptor knows this is my first rotation and i'll be happy to remind him of that... :) 

Here is a reflection with photos of the last few modules finishing my didactic year, it was such a blast!

 

Practicing OR technique

More casting

Hare traction splint

This is my classmate Laura's first IV! I volunteered to be her first victim :)

It doesn't show very well, but i'm trying to show off all the blood on my arm :)

Subcutaneous injections

Suturing is a blast

My beautiful pigs foot