April has come to a close and my first year of graduate school is done. What have I learned so far? I truly love school and this new adventure into graduate school has been very inspiring. One of my biggest surprises has been my attitude and achievements. I was consistently an under achiever, I never gave school a true shot. I went to class and did the work but never was inspired in my work. I got a degree in sociology because when I took my first class, I found the subject fascinating. Now things have changed and it has been a change for the best. Its not that I didn’t enjoy the classes, but now I have more focus and drive, the subject matter is directed into a new area that I have found a passion for and I feel that this makes the difference. This past year has shown me that I have found where my career is headed and reconfirmed that this is the direction I am supposed to be heading in. I still get asked on a regular basis as to what I want to do when I graduate and I still don’t have a direct answer to give. I do know that I am going to keep watching the signs and keep heading in the right direction.
Working in the Emergency Room is wonderful, it is fast paced and challenging in the fact that you have to learn fairly quickly how to deal with your patient population. It is also given me a great insight into the world of those with and with out insurance. I also feel as if I am beginning to see what some of the problems are in our healthcare system. I can see how having a lack of coverage which can lead patients into the ED, instead of doing urgent care or having the ability to go a primary care physician. It clogs the system and causes both patients and staff to become frustrated.
I will get into more details later this week. I have to get back to work now and get ready for the Service Learning presentation for Wednesday in the Mountain View room, so if you would like to hear some first hand tales of our trip, come down and listen at no
