After two weeks under the Departments of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, Block IV-A is now back at the Department of Internal Medicine for the homestretch of the what is by reputation, the toughest rotation in clerkship. Ironically, the Medical Intensive Care Unit has traditionally been one of the most benign (i.e. non-toxic) rotations. The manpower usually exceeds the number of patients on board so each patient would have at least two students working in tandem to fulfill laboratory and clerical requirments.
The call room is not bad as well. We share it with the five interns, but it’s definitely large enough to accomodate everyone.
 Yes, medicine has engulfed my life and I’m now reduced to blogging about these things. LOL.
The call room is a kleptomaniac’s wet dream! To be able to deal with the demands of everyday paper requirements (abstracts, progress notes, lab flow sheets, referrals etc.), all students have at least one laptop here in the call room.This is also one of the few call rooms with access to WiFi -albeit the weak signal. Interestingly, only DELL laptops have been able to detect and actually use this faint signal. My iPhone has also been able to tap the network. The airconditioning is actually non-existent so sweaty afternoons and duty nights are definitely on the horizon.
In other news, my girlfriend just took her oath as a physician yesterday. I am so proud of her. 
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