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Colleen Hughes

PGY3

"Even as a subintern I got to make my own plans and present them on rounds."

Colleen Hughes

I spent an elective month here as a senior student to get a better sense of what it was really like. Other places I had been it seemed like the senior residents were facilitating the attending’s plans for the patients. The residents weren’t really the ones making the decisions. But here, even as a subintern I got to make my own plans and present them on rounds. So I had to think about a differential diagnosis and work-up and then how I would manage my patients but this was balanced with excellent supervision so the patients got great care and I learned in the process.

The other thing that really drew me to this program was the family feeling. Even during an intense month in the NICU we had a good time together. We shared many laughs and a lot of food! After the rotation ended we still got together for dinner. And now that I’m here as a resident my initial feelings have been confirmed.

One thing that I hadn’t realized would have such a positive impact was having residents from two combined programs to interact with all the time. The med-peds and peds-ER residents bring a different perspective that adds to our learning. In fact, being in a University setting brings so many different resources that benefit the patients and those of us in training.

When picking a college and a medical school I looked for where I thought that I would fit in. It worked for me and so I did the same when choosing a residency program. And I’m happy with how things turned out.


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