Hello again,
So today was trip #7 to the clinic and once again I was mentally prepared (though maybe not physically) for a veryyyy long day. Thursdays are just the worse. Clinic-Class-Lab-Work-MCAT class- Clinic-Class-Lab-Work-MCAT class- Clinic-Class-Lab-Work-MCAT class- over and over. No time to eat, definitely no time to sleep, and I think my body is starting to get tired. But it's ok, in the end it will all pay off :)
On to my time at the clinic. Today was kind of slow and fast at the same time. Ironic I know but I was back with Dr. Bellows and we only saw 2 patients this time and neither spoke one word of Spanish so I did not need to translate. They also had us for some reason working int he pediatric area. All that did was reaffirm I do not want to be a pediatrician. Hearing kids yell from 8:00 am is definitely not what I want to do for the rest of my life. You would think that since I work at an elementary school I would be used to it, but again all that did was reaffirm that I could not possibly bring myself to be an elementary school teacher, or middle or high school teacher for that matter. However, one day I would like to be a professor of something once I have finished my medical career, but only time will tell. Anyways, I had a pretty interesting conversation with one of the patients today. I figured I would stay and talk with the patient since it takes the Dr just about forever to get her the prescriptions and instead of me just sitting there waiting for him he said it was ok for me to stay in the room. She was a very nice lady with a lot of stories to tell. I could however definitely see myself speaking to patients for the rest of my life. It's amazing how grateful they are for everything the clinic is doing for them, they, much like myself, truly do understand that a clinic like San Jose is hard to find. Until next time
