Tomorrow is the day!!!!!!!. My life as a resident of general psychiatry training is over. Four years ago on this day, I was scared, anxious, excited, jittery, and so much more. I was going to be an intern in one more day. Oddly at the end of four years, I am still the same way because I am an attending physician after tomorrow. The email from my new office, said something about my access to the EMR changing on July 1st, to reflect my staff status. Wow talk about a reality check.
Graduation day has come and gone. It was a fun evening with lots of laughs and tears. Most of the tears were shed by me during my speech. It was emotional and surreal but it was exactly what I expected out of that day.
And in the words of Steve Jobs, " If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do?"
The fact that I can answer that question with an affirmative yes, is all because of where I trained and who trained me. So this is a short and sweet good bye to my beloved mothership. I have graduated from a traveler to the hands below deck status and I hope to make a difference.
Until I get situated again, hang in there for the adventures from below deck!!!