Orientation underway

The Class of 2010 is having a successful Orientation month so far. We only had one visa/passport issue, which is thankfully resolved and we're happy to have everyone together and completing their Orientation activities.

From talking with them, there is a little stress over ACLS, BLS, PALS and NRP. But overall, things seem to be going well. Yesterday we had our mini-ALSO workshop and that was a lot of fun. We reviewed Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Postpartum Hemorrhage and Shoulder Dystocia and taught the ALSO mnemonics for those. We pulled out the mannikins and practice the shoulder dystocia drill. After it was over, I realized I should've had someone take pictures. Sorry!

I had Ruthie with me yesterday in clinic and that was fun. We worked through some notes on the EMR so she got a little practice before starting in her own clinic next week. She saw a couple of patients on her own and we finished them up together. Half the class was shadowing faculty in clinic and the other half was shadowing on the hospital service.

They are all anxious about the first rotation and I think ready to get on with that, so they can be into it and be done with all the anticipation. It's normal. They are a GREAT group and I'm really looking forward to working with them.