This is my first blog post. Firstly, I'd like to thank Rush and Make A Change International for helping fund this trip.
Today I flew into the DR with 9 other people from the US. The group is comprised of 1 attending physician, 1 nurse practitioners, 1 nurse practitioner student, 1 resident and 2 incoming residents, 1 rising M2 student, 1 incoming medical student, and 1 person working in a lab. There is also a nurse that is going to join us, but she had some issues with her flight and won't be able to join us for at least another day. The total will then be 11. There are 4 guys and 7 girls. I'm bringing this up because I think this it's so great that we have a diverse group of people on this trip. I know throughout my time at Rush and in medicine everywhere this is such a large emphasis now on interdisciplinary teams. I hope having this diversity will make this trip more interesting and rewarding for both myself and patients.
Today I flew into the DR with 9 other people from the US. The group is comprised of 1 attending physician, 1 nurse practitioners, 1 nurse practitioner student, 1 resident and 2 incoming residents, 1 rising M2 student, 1 incoming medical student, and 1 person working in a lab. There is also a nurse that is going to join us, but she had some issues with her flight and won't be able to join us for at least another day. The total will then be 11. There are 4 guys and 7 girls. I'm bringing this up because I think this it's so great that we have a diverse group of people on this trip. I know throughout my time at Rush and in medicine everywhere this is such a large emphasis now on interdisciplinary teams. I hope having this diversity will make this trip more interesting and rewarding for both myself and patients.
I recently graduated from Rush Medical College, and when I signed up for this trip nearly 1 year ago with my classmate (Joseph Lee) I thought it would be such a great opportunity for a last hurrah for our medical school careers. We thought this trip would be a great way to end medical school. However, standing in line for Customs at the airport in Santo Domingo, Dr. Rothschild, a family medicine physician, mentioned to Joe and I that he thought it was so great that we were starting our medical school careers with this trip to the DR. I hadn't thought about that before Dr. Rothschild mentioned this to us. I guess I'm not a medical student anymore, and I can't use the "I don't know, I'm just a medical student," excuse anymore. I've got my medical degree now, I'm no longer a medical student, and I've got to start behaving and acting like a doctor. I hope this trip will help me accept and embrace the new expectations and responsibilities I now have.
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