I cannot believe my first rotation has come and gone! I
finished up at Butler at the end of February and I am now at Conemaugh Health
System in Johnstown,PA. I loved my time
at Butler and but I am excited to be here.
This rotation is a little different in a few ways:
-I am paired up with my classmate Hannah. This is nice
because we can ask each other questions if we are not sure about something and
I always love company! (Fun fact about me is I hate being alone for extended
periods of time…)
-They provide housing and we live right across the street. I
only have a 5 minute walk which is amazing compared to the over an hour drive I
had for my last rotation. We also start at 9AM which is an hour later which
means I should get more sleep but I don’t… (Another fun fact about me is that I
am an early bird!)
-They provide us $6 a day to eat in the cafeteria which is
amazing because the food here is insanely delicious. (I know, I was skeptical
too because it is a hospital cafeteria…but it is awesome!)
We both gross at least one larger specimen a day such as a
uterus, colon, or breast, but we have been told it should get busier. We also
should be really quick at grossing placentas, because they get a lot of them
here…in addition to biopsies and the non-complex specimens. So far I am enjoying it and I will give
another update in a few weeks!
