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!