another punch to the gut this week. this morning, i sent a note to the nurse manager that i interviewed with last week. she called a little while later and said i was too close to graduating and by the time they trained me, i…

i studied at least 30 hours for my cardiology exam. and i think it is highly likely i failed. now, i know i have said this before. but last time i did and the time before that i only passed because 4 questions i got…

sent in my application for the versant residency program at Seton hospital here in austin. i think of myself as middle of the pack from a candidate attractiveness standpoint, but i am REALLY hoping my weird background will help. walked into the nursing manager's office…

my life moves too quickly. this week i have had: my first week on the oncology floor, more cardiology lecture (13 classes of and TONS of actual meds), mgmt class, nerd night, applied for a job, in person, at St David's, got an email about…

well, i got my wish and my last med surg rotation is on the oncology floor. i am pretty excited about this, while being freaked out by all i have to do this term. we have started with cardiology, which is fascinating, but complicated. the…