After a week's worth of expensive (though decently tasty) hospital food, I decided to buy a Mr. Bento.
My 2 hour one-way commute makes any free time at home impossible. When I get home I cook, eat, and then it's time for bed. But I get to read a lot on the train. And work itself is awesome. I might try popping into rounds next week.
3 more weeks until GRE. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll have any energy nor time for DS until it's done.
PS: Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows is available by pre-order on Amazon now :D Mark your calendars for July 21st!
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Oh I'm so happy for you! The only times I had jobs (in the summer) I had lots of fun, since it had usually to do with kids or the elderly. But working in a hospital would be SO cool for me!
And although it's tiring and all... I love to commute. It's like I use that peaceful time to clear my head.
I love the physician case meetings, and the most awesome is tumor board, when oncology, radiology, onc pathology, etc. all get together to discuss patient cases and treatments.
As for my job, it's not nearly so exciting ;) but I do get lots of exposure to clinical trials and their protocols, and those are extremely interesting.
The only sad thing is watching all those cards get signed during the physician meetings--a reminder that peds onc is still brutal.
Wow - I know absolutely nothing about the American Health care system. Do you guys even have one?
But I do know what you're talking about when your job and your commute suck up your entire life and there isn't time for anything else. Except - I hated my job. I'm so glad that you like yours. That probably makes all the difference in the world.
We don't have a state or country-wide public system, and there's always debate about that. Insurance is government-funded or private. Medicare and Medicaid are for seniors and underserved (especially children), respectively. Medicaid pays the health system very little, which culminated into another debate recently about the health system, because so few doctors accept Medicaid that these kids essentially have no coverage. Private insurance is a problem for small businesses, since it's expensive for the employer to foot the typical 80% of the insurance premium.
So basically, it's great if you're rich, young, and healthy. Bad news if you're poor, old, and have horrible chronic health problems.
I could speak on the physician's side of it, too, but I imagine you guys are more interested in what the American public usually complains about ;)
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