Cardiology electives in CCF

I am in the 1st (not ground) floor of the TT building of the Cleveland Clinic main campus, waiting for my brother in law who's gonna drive me home for the weekend. Its 8th of April and still snowing outside. The snow flakes look like little balls of cotton blown by the wind. 

Ok now Im at my sister's place. I resume writing the post. Watching cartoons with my 4 year old nephew! There's definitely a different feeling when you're in a house, as opposed to being in a hostel. Hostel has its own pros, but right now I am in a very relaxed atmosphere, that homely feeling with family.

So I'm done with my endocrinology electives yesterday(endocrinology is the study of various glands in the body secreting hormones.. So the common ones are: pancreas creating insulin.. Related to diabetes.. Then there is the thyroid hormone controlling various functions in the body.. Then adrenal glands, also called suprarenals ('cause  it sits on top of kidneys) which if not functioning properly can cause something called Cushing's, Addison's diseases and a lot more. ) Anyway, the elective, it was a magical month where I worked with one of the best doctors in the world in one of the best hospitals in the world. I never thought work could be fun and interesting.  First two weeks were clinics where I saw patients who had made an appointment for a doctor at least 4 months before and would come to the clinic for a diabetes, thyroid, adrenals or any otther endocrine check up. Then I worked in the consult service where we would run around all over the hospital to talk to all those patients requiring an endocrinology consult. I was in charge of about 12 patients overall in my consult weeks. And the satisfaction you get when the atient is doing well after YOUR treatment is profound! I had a team of six and I tried to do everything I could in order to be an asset to the team rather than slowing them down. I tried to learn everything as quickly as possible and made a point that I turned up in the rounding room before everyone else so that I could start working on my patients early. And towards the end I felt ecstatic when my staff let me know that I did good. It was something out of the world!