Last ward month as an intern

I can celebrate the end of the year of the intern. Now instead of asking for all the patient education, running around getting pieces together for followup, and doing all of the paperwork necessary for discharge, I can focus on the overall care of the patient, making more decisions, and teaching the new batch of interns. I had two months of inpatient service in a row, and it's pretty exhausting and grueling, but actually rather fun when you have the right bunch of people to work with.

Now the studying begins

As I approach the end of my intern year, and found out that I passed Step 3 of the USMLE, I can focus solely on pediatrics. The standard reference text is Nelson's, which is several thousand pages packed with essential information. I have two more years to study at the end of each day, and need to master this and pass the Pediatrics Boards.