We had our last day at the free clinic on Friday. I really liked working there and I am sad to be finished. I really liked the autonomy at this clinic and I think it has helped me grow as a medical student. On Friday, I was in a room with two other students: one is in 6th semester (like me) and one in 5th semester (preparing for her boards). I am really not that far past the 5th semester student; however, I feel my history and physical exam skills are so much greater than they were just a few months ago when I was a 5th semester student. I haven't felt like I've learned a huge amount this semester, unlike when I was on the island and every day I felt like I learned enough for a lifetime; however, I think I am mistaken. This rotation has taught me a lot of practical knowledge and I am much better at doing a focused physical exam and knowing which questions to ask, Anyway, the three of us went into see a patient who was depressed and implied her husband was abusive. After screening the patient for depression and asking the patient if her husband was abusive, we found out that she was depressed and that her husband wasn't physically abusive, but he was psychologically abusive. It was a hard day. I wish we could have done more for the lady, but she wasn't ready to leave. The patient kept saying that her husband was a good man, and one of the medical students stopped her and told her a personal story about abuse in her family. I was blown away by my friend and peer's story. I had already decided that she was great with patients, but on Friday I knew that she will be an amazing doctor.
After finishing up at the clinic, we headed over to drop off a paper and some paperwork to the mail organizing site for the rotation. Since we were halfway to Costco, Farley, a friend and I decided to go to Costco. As we were driving north, the sky got darker and darker. We ran into Costco and by the time we left there were lakes that were 6-9 inches deep throughout the parking lot. We all were soaked up several inches past our ankles. Once we finally made it to our cars, took off our socks (and rang them out), and took our shoes off, we turned on the radio and found out that not only was there a flood warning from the storm, there was also a tornado warning in effect. No wonder we were soaked sock people.
Farley wanted to go to Sport's Authority to get some work out equipment, which was just a bit north of Costco, so we headed in with our soaked shoes and all. After that we found our next rotation spot and headed to the grocery store before going home. It was nice to turn in the paper and have some time to relax this weekend.
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