Well, Monday is the day. We had orientation for the DPT program yesterday, and it went well. Everybody has been asking me what they said and wanting details... well, I guess all I can say is they were very honest with us about the amount of work and how quick the pace would be. I know it will be an adjustment going from 16 week semesters to 10 week quarters, so I'm going to have to stay on top of everything. I plan on being in the library or some room somewhere studying from day 1. It is going to be a lot of work, and I know this.
The biggest piece of advice that I heard echoed from the Professors was to make sure we take some time for ourselves. They said, if we don't, we may burnout. It is a ton of work so we need some time to relax and unwind a bit. I can tell already that this whole process is going to be extremely rewarding.
I was able to talk with one of the Pediatric Clinicians on staff. She was very excited to hear that I was interested in Peds. Right now it seems like that is what I'm going to want to go into, but there is a long time till graduation and I have plenty of time to figure that out. However, she did mention that if any of us know what we want to do when we get out, residencies are a way to go to start on the track of being a specialist. I guess I will just have to wait and see what all happens.
Getting out of the city for a couple of days while I can. A little fresh air before I start the daily grind of class, reading, and studying...
No comments:
Post a Comment