I've begun my cardiology fellowship. Though my efforts here may not reach their former level, in many ways, this is a beginning anew of the residency process. I am again at the base of a long totem pole, with vast amounts of learning to acquire. Hence, I feel the need to write again.
The first day wasn't terrible. However I did send one patient to the ICU, made two big mistakes while running a treadmill test, and received instruction in no uncertain terms regarding my deficiency there.
Just like being an intern.
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Nathan
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Without faith, without poetry, without music, medicine is pointless, for why save a life which is not special, and why dedicate so much effort to a cosmic accident? It would be worse than pointless, it would be cruel.
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