Pediatrics at Texas Childrens Hospital

Today I began the 2nd month of my pediatrics rotation at Texas Childrens Hospital here in Houston. I had spent the last month doing neonatology and clinic pediatrics at Ben Taub, the local county hospital. First days are always hard, especially when you're orienting to a hospital that you've never previously done any work in. Up until now, I have done most of my work in either the VA Medical Center here, or in Ben Taub County, with brief stints in both The Methodist Hospitals and the MD Anderson Cancer Center. The morning didn't exactly go perfectly, I wasn't on Security's list for a namebadge and passcodes, so I wasn't able to get either of those. Also, the other med student on my team for this month was the one who dropped out a month ago from the rotation, so I'm currently the only student assigned to a very busy team. That team being 9th floor Hematology/Oncology, or in other words the cancer floor. It should be a rewarding experience, but will probably be a lot of work as well. I wish there was another student to help with call schedules and such, but it should still be ok.

In other news, I got a confirmation from my away rotation at Scott and White hospital in Temple, Texas for Emergency Medicine. I am scheduled to start there on July 31st, and return August 25th, barring any complications with my UT Houston rotation which is supposed to end on the 31st. I'm still working out the issues with the overlap on the schedule.