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Brief update:
July - not quite what I was expecting. It ended up being a good month, and I will be getting a LOR from my preceptor for the month, which is what I really wanted. I learned a lot too, but I didn't get to do as much as I would have liked.
August - I'm out on my away rotation in the Western US. I'm in the PICU and I'm LOVING IT. This week has shot Critical Care to the top of my fellowship choices. I'm trying to keep my enthusiasm on an even keel in part because my attending is really awesome this week, and I know that can impact a lot of my feelings toward the specialty. Good attendings can really make all the difference in the world. That said, I think this is really what I want - to work with kids, deal with complex problems, and do some procedures. I've come to realize that while I would enjoy some long-term continuity of care stuff, it's not as important to me as the other things. Critical Care also has the advantage of a little more consistent lifestyle, and I'm also finding myself thinking of some possible research questions that I could pursue. I think this is pretty important since most fellowships require some research - in some cases up to half of the time in fellowship (18 months) is spent on research.
So yeah, things are really good. I need to work on my residency apps and stuff this month, but I might be able to get away with waiting until the middle of September. I'll have a lot more time when I get back home.
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