I know how to excell in surgical rotations. I know my way around the OR. I know how to be helpful, not just with the residents and doctors, but the nurses and anesthesia too. Im pretty sure mom and dad had a lot to do with it, all that "ACOMIDANSE! No nomas esten ahi parados" and "gusto les deberia dar sentirse utiles" really sunk in.
I like surgeons, and I think most of them they like me. It just fits my personality. I'm a hard-worker tough girl. I really am. I can take a lot of shit, both phisical and verbal. Emotional, not so much. But I can just suck it, and keep working under rough circumstances.
I think here in the States this has been much more noticeable. Back in Mexico you had to be hardcore sometimes, just to get through. There is no way the surgeon would give you a "bathroom break" or a "lunch break" during a case. It was either all in or just stay out of it. People here get post-call days off, on Q4! haha residents in Mexico dont get hours restrictions. You could be at the hospital for days at a time. And dont even think about opening your mouth about it, because you could land an extra day for complaining. I know it sucks, I don't support this system. Yet, it has helped me be tougher than most medstudents (and even residents) here. People are surprised that I sometimes dont go home on postcall days, or that I come round on weekends, and I'm all "thats how we roll in Mexico, man!"
Ok, enough tangent. What I want to say is, it takes me just a couple of days to figure out surgical rotations. I know how to excell in surgical rotations. But I have absolutely no idea about Medicine rotations.
Starting this Monday I'm on Hemato/Oncology.
Its a strange world to me, internal medicine. I feel akward around internists, like they are judging me and thinking how stupid I am. Which being honest, is probably what they are doing indeed. They look at people with resent. I think its because they know so much yet their lifes usually suck so bad, they blame happy people for it. These damn boring geeky people. I know I sometimes say I'm a geek, but I'm sooo not this type of geek, Im a cool, easy-going geek.
So anyways, we'll see how it all goes on Monday. Any suggestions on how to get internists to not hate me will be appreciated. I will definitely not go so far as to try and get this people to like me, cause you know, it would be easier to get a monkey to learn to stepdance and get him into Riverdance.
