Just the Beginning

Memorable moments of my first week of residency:

1) Repressing the urge to do a double take when addressed as doctor

2) Having to counsel a patient against cocaine use

3) Getting paged for the first time, only to have to repeat orders that were already perfectly clear in my note.

It's a surreal experience, to put on the long white coat, be called doctor, to be able to put in notes and orders. I'm not sure I'll ever get used to that. It still feels like I'm getting away with something.