Saturday, August 8, 2009

First Call

Started OB/Gyn rotation last Monday. It is split into 3, 2 week rotations. We do 2 weeks of clinic, 2 weeks of Labor and Delivery and 2 weeks of Gynecology surgery. I started off in clinic which is not too bad. The problem with the hospital that I am at, is it is in the middle of Queens, NY. I bet 9/10 of our patients do not speak ANY English. This was a problem in Peds clinic as well and the frustration has continued. When your job is to help and educate these patients, it is extremely unsatisfying to do it through an interpreter on the phone! It is very unrewarding and I feel sad everyday that I leave. Most of these patients are poor, uneducated, illegal immigrants which makes them what we call "high risk." Meaning there labor course and delivery has a higher risk of complication and the baby has a higher risk of being compromised. So not being able to communicate with them is crucial!!!

Other that that one small (major) glitch I really do love OB. I have my first 24 hour call tomorrow and we take call on the labor and delivery floor so I'm hoping to deliver many babies and even see some C-sections!

On a really fun note, tried on wedding dresses Friday and it was great! Now I really can't wait for our appointment at Kleinfelds on September 12th!!! Mom and her best friend are flying up and my good friend Britt is coming along as well....it makes me so excited for May 14th!!!!

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