Round & round we go

I love rounds. You know on Grey's Anatomy where all the docs hundle in a group & migrate from patient to patient to discuss the case? I love that. In our unit at the hospital, the cases are really complex and you often encounter some exceedingly rare conditions. Like right now, there is are cases of Moyamoya and Lubag. I know right? What in the world are those?? I had to wikipedia them!! (Shhh... wikipedia is the ultimate reference for med students... just don't tell our profs) And it's pretty nice to just stand back and listen to the 'experts' talk. And not be grilled, as in how I was grilled while on a surgery observership:

Surgeon
"Stuff, tell me what muscles I am cutting through right now?"
Stuff to self
Crud, I don't remember any anatomy of the lower limbs.. oh no, he's glaring! Better say something quick..
"Uh, gluteus?"
Surgeon
Gluteus what?
Stuff
"Gluteus..uh.. gluteus maximus?" (aka J-Lo's most famous asset)
Surgeon (who clearly has a 6th sense for this)
"Is that a guess or an answer?"
Stuff
[hangs head in shame]
"It's a guess"
Surgeon
"I thought so"

But the best rounds, as in I have to go to or will be disappointed if I miss them even if when I'm on vacation, are the attending rounds. This is where ALL the all-powerful attending docs come in to discuss the more difficult cases. I love how they bounce ideas off one another, and sometimes even argue (which frequently occurs between the youngest, our very own Dr. Charming, & the most senior doc, Dr. WalkingEncyclopedia - whom we must always call "Doctor" because he's just that sort of guy). It's like House but with real doctors who know what they're talking about! Plus there's free lunch to boot! It's definitely my favourite perk for this job. Today was no different, with some strange cases & sweet Indian food [courtesy of a drug company... I know... but I will not be swayed to use their drug just because the samosas were finger-licking good. Actually, food is usually either provided by drug companies (that's when the food's the best, to be honest) or the attending who's on call for the week].
These are days that make me love my job.



P.S. Our 1st Dr. Charming encounter for the summer. He's dreamy [Stuff's eyes glaze over]. Sigh. a girl can dream can't she? He reminds me of the Sleeping Beauty Prince minus the fact he looks nothing like that, and is not actually a prince, & doesn't wear tights or wield a sword. But he DOES have glasses, & he IS a doctor. [Nor does he resemble David Beckham (who is dreamy in his own right)]