We had orientation on Monday and were assigned our preceptor. We will have the same preceptor for the entire rotation, which should be a great thing (unless we don't get along). We thought we were having hospital orientation yesterday, but there was some miscommunication so we really couldn't do much of anything yesterday. We met our preceptor, who I think that we will get along with very well, and then headed to buy more scrubs. Our preceptor, who we will call Dr. Hardcore, informed us to never dress up again because you never know what kind of mess you might get into. I call him Dr. Hardcore not only because he is an OB/GYN, which is notorious for having bad call, but because he chooses to cover the ER and the delivery suite at night. It sounds like he is on call 6-7 days per week. The good thing, is that we are going to see a lot working with him. On Monday, he was also given a P.A. student to rotate with him, so we will be working with her and next week another medical student is starting an elective in OB/GYN with him. So, all in all there will be four of us. With most doctors, four students may mean that each student wouldn't have much of a chance to get hands on experience, but not with Dr. Hardcore. Yesterday, when we were speaking with the PA student, she said that since Monday (yes, that is one day of rotation), Dr. Hardcore had eight deliveries! The even more incredible thing is that from how Dr. Hardcore described his practice, I don't think eight deliveries in one day is that unusual for him. One exciting thing is that Dr. Hardcore seems to like having students and he is completely willing to let us gain hands on experience. We will get to deliver babies and help assist in surgeries. I am really excited to have someone who is willing to teach medical students so much that he is comfortable letting us help out.
The hospital orientations were rescheduled for tomorrow, so I might get to help deliver a baby by the end of the week or maybe even deliver an Easter baby. I am really excited about this opportunity to learn and a bit nervous about the lack of sleep that I will have for the next six weeks.
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