ER: First Day

Today was my first official day of ER at Harris. Orientation was yesterday and I found that I was working with Adam, Kate, and a PA named Jeremy. The four of us were able to plan our schedules together after getting our IDs made. I'll be working a couple of 4 a.m. shifts because Dina and Ben both said the attending there was really nice.

Since I didn't have a log-on, I followed Dr. F (the attending I signed up with) and his two scribes most of the time. Toward the end of the shift I was allowed to see a few patients on my own and then report my findings to him. Everything in ER is so fast-paced and not very detailed. ER physicians just want the important facts. That's something I'll have to get used to b/c I tend to focus on details.