Since our comprehensive examinations, we have been on our LAST ROTATION, preceptorship. It is bitter sweet because it is the end of our long journey, but also finally a sign of accomplishment. At this point we are expected to be taking on our own patients, creating our own set of orders, and determining appropriate course of stay and therapeutics. Originally, when I thought about preceptorship, I was nervous. Nervous that I wouldn't be able to work as independently as they wanted, nervous that I would have to play "catch-up" with everything that I should know and somehow didn't. After just a few days on site I realized that I was more prepared than I ever thought I would be. Common cases were great because I was getting more familiar with diagnostics and treatment regimens. Complicated cases were still not easy, but not impossible. My first ER rotation was in July, and I was no where near as proficient as I was during my preceptorship. Clearly all of the hours and studying put in over the past 10 months paid off.
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**As many of you can tell, I graduated AMC's program in May of 2017. Current plan is to start a new blog related to my Fellowship after PA school. Stay tuned for the link and updates :)**
Lindsey the
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