I resumed my hours at Dr.Valle's clinic on Saturday. It was a gratifying feeling to once get back into the motions of things. I began in the late morning (around 10) and spent a good portion of my day filing medical charts and dossiers into medical archives. All the while I saw people enter and exit Dr. Valle's clinic. I noticed that Dr. Valle's patients were mostly those of elder age. He works in internal medicine, but I could have sworn he works in geriatrics. Also I must mention I am not being directly supervised by Dr. Valle. The medical field is a very busy field and it was mostly his assistant, Dr. Lark, that helped me on Sunday. He is still my mentor, however. He is just a very busy man. For the most part, the day went smoothly and was very quiet. At the end of that session, I asked for a medical assignment to work on at home for extra hours and he asked me to do some research on what branch of medicine I would personally be interested when I get furhter along in my career. From what I know and have found out, all students of medicine start off studying broad medical classes such anatomy and biology, along with their general education, their first four years in a college or university. After that, they can further specialize in many distinct paths and branches (i.e. I can become a registered nurse (RN), study more for a doctorate degree, specialize in certain area of medicine such as anesthesiology). Obviously, this is a lot to take in and think about. Do I really want to be in school for another 10 years? Is it worth to stay longer in school just so I could potentially make more money? And most importantly... do I really want to study for a field I find no enjoyment in just because it seems like a smart thing to do? I really want to find answers to these questions and more. Finding direction in my life is the first step to taking control of it. I hope I figure it all out soon.
Time logged for this session: 6 hours
"Homework" hours: 1 hour
Total time logged: 9 hours
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