Happy Sunday friends! 🎆
This month during rounds, I wanted to get personal and share a little life update 👀...
I recently moved from Phoenix to Houston to start a new job 🚚!
This transition has been over 6 months in the making 📆. It was a long journey from traveling across the country for interviews ✈️ to getting allll the credentialing paperwork done for licensing 📝 to actually starting clinical work at my new hospital system 🩺.
As exciting as all these changes have been, I have to admit they've really taken me back to basics 👶🏻. I was at my last job for three years, and during that time I got to know the staff and the system very well.
My new job in Houston represents a really big shift 🆕. A new city that I've never lived in 🏙️. An electronic medical record that I've never used before 📁. Bigger hospitals with brand new faces and places 👋🏽.
As steep as the learning curve might be, I think it's also one of the hidden gems of a career in medicine 💎. We never stop learning, and that's not even limited to the medicine itself 💉. I've been very fortunate that everyone at work has been incredibly helpful, showing me the way when I get lost and answering every little question I have 🤷🏽♂️.
One thing I've found interesting is the beginner's mind I've been forced into 💭. Our Emergency Center is currently undergoing a lot of changes, and for the physicians that have been there for years this can be very frustrating 😖. For me though, these new processes are the only thing I know, and I've already found unique ways to navigate these changes and help others do the same 💡.
I have no doubt that you too are probably in the midst of some change 🍂. Perhaps you're starting out on clinical rotations, your first month of residency, or maybe even your first attending job 🤩. Whatever stage you're in, remember to enjoy the journey 🛣️. It's okay to not know everything immediately, it's okay to stumble. There will be others to pick you back up, and better days are just down the road 🌅.
I'd love to have a chat and hear about your journey, so feel free to DM me @MedSchoolMoose on Instagram or TikTok 💬 or email me at medschoolmoose@gmail.com 📨!
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