First week down, seven more to go.

First week done for the pediatrics clinical, and the staff decides to have a pizza party.
I see two patients today, that's TWO patients all day and they have a pizza party in celebration of the students' (there's a second student with me) first week.
A bit strange for me, since I'm coming from the bowels of a major metropolitan public hospital to the warm embrace of a suburban children's hospital with an all female staff.
So I guess they run things a bit differently than my old joint. I've got alot to get used to.

But seriously, got to spend more time with the NICU kids, and got hold a preemie today.

One day down, thirty-nine more to go...

Today was the first day at the new pediatric affiliation. Not so bad, there was alot of stuff to learn, like where the hell is everything and how not to get lost around the hospital...
And the biggest lesson of the day: patients cry.
Yeah, before it was like, "So you're crying. Big deal, that's what I'm here for, I bring the pain. They call me the PAIN BRINGER."
But now, it's like, they cry and then what to do then?
You can't yell at some kid for crying cuz he's in pain...
Sometimes, you gotta soothe the little buggers.

So yeah, lesson of the day: find your softer side, dammit!