Third Year Clerkships

I received my schedule for the rest of my third year of medical school. As I already knew, I will be in Miami completing my core clerkships in Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Internal Medicine before moving to New York City to do my Psychology rotation. Today, I found out that I am going to be able to stay in New York City to do my Surgery rotation and my Pediatrics rotation. To top it all off, all of my rotations are separated by only a weekend, which means that I started this grand adventure in my third year clerkships on February 15, 2010 and I will finish my third year clerkships on January 14, 2011 (assuming everything goes according to plan). I am really lucky that I got everything back to back; however, that means I only have a weekend to move to New York and I really don't get a break between the rotations. Oh, and since I will be in the middle of my Pediatrics rotation next December, I will not be able to come home for Christmas next year. I knew at some point in my medical education I'd miss Christmas with my family, but I didn't know for sure when. On an exciting note, on January 15, 2011, I will be a 4th year medical student!! It is amazing to think that in less than two years, I will have finished my medical doctorate!