Family Medicine Reflections

Today was my last day with Dr. Myers and Reckamp at the KSB Oregon Clinic. I don't know if it's because it was my last day, but, for whatever reason, I felt pretty engaged throughout the day. I don't think I would want to treat small children (because as cute as they are, the fussy ones make these pretty miserable), but there's something to be said about getting the first stab at spotting all sorts of various ailments or simply following up on a pregnant woman throughout the course of her pregnancy. Maybe this is a reflection of my own interests, which tend to be scattered all over the place. Both docs that I spent time with had pretty different personalities, and in the end, I respected both of them for their distinguishing qualities. Most of the patients that we had were pretty pleasant people, which was quite a contrast to the ER where people came in with some sort of trauma/extenuating circumstances that contributed to their sometimes unpleasant dispositions. I remember a couple weeks in, I wondered if I might get bored doing Family Practice, but, after today, I am certainly entertaining the notion.