Don't get sick in July ...

That's the old addage that's spread around the hospitals, especially amongst the new residents. It's with a combination of excitement and nervousness that we greeted today. For the first time, our signatures meant something, we had to introduce ourselves as Doctor, and people expected us to make decisions. We've come a long way since that first day of medical school when we didn't even know what high blood pressure was.

All in all it was a good day. I did get overhead paged, and I freaked out thinking, why didn't they just page my pager, am I in trouble already? Luckily it was a scheduling mix up that my chief took care of. I also got a page on my pager today from a nurse. It's so weird to get a page and be called to assess a patient. Luckily it wasn't something that I couldn't handle.

I'm adjusting to my new life. It's interesting. Fun, interesting. Yes, I just keep telling myself that. And if millions of other interns can survive, I can too. And you know what? I think it's ok to get sick in July, we'll take really good care of you. I promise.