Well today I matched into a general surgery position. Come July 1st, I will be in Springfield, Mass. working at Baystate Medical Center. I visited this program first way back in November and instantly loved it. They are a teaching campus for Tufts School of Medicine which makes them a perfect mix of community and academic programs. Plus they'll have 3rd year medical students there, and I'm REALLY happy about having the opportunity to teach them. Of course, some of them will probably be smarter than I am in the beginning, but that's ok I suppose. We'll all learn together. I couldn't be more pleased to be moving to New England where they have really good football and baseball it seems. It will also be nice to have four seasons, skiing in Vermont, Boston 1.5 hours away, and SNOW! It's gonna be a fantastic ride, and I look forward to every minute.
Match Day was pretty cool. The China Group met earlier than match to discuss more of the trip and have a celebratory glass of champagne. Dr. Strobel is a pretty incredible guy, and all the people on the trip are going to be a lot of fun. I really can't wait to get out there and see all China has to offer.
After the China Group picture, we had a class picture followed by the opening of our letters. It was all very exciting, and I was glad when it was over (especially with a "top tier" rank choice as I call it. My classmates (especially those going into surgery) seemed to have all matched at their first or second choice of residency. Nick matched at Washington University Hospital Program in St. Louis, which is incredible. I got to see a lot of classmates I haven't seen in a while, various faculty were there (including Dr. Farnie who interviewed me for school), and tons of friends and family were in attendance. It was a pretty cool spectacle.
Then we headed over to Baker Street Pub for festivities and St. Patrick's Day green beer. Of course my liver function tests are still elevated, so I'm on the shelf for drinking. It sort of stinks, but the tea was good right? And that's about it. Kayla came to town, I picked up Nathan's Baquero Framed "Bowl of Organs", and we had dinner at Taco Milagro. It was a pretty cool day when it was all said and done. I'm feeling great at this particular moment.
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Match Day was pretty cool. The China Group met earlier than match to discuss more of the trip and have a celebratory glass of champagne. Dr. Strobel is a pretty incredible guy, and all the people on the trip are going to be a lot of fun. I really can't wait to get out there and see all China has to offer.
After the China Group picture, we had a class picture followed by the opening of our letters. It was all very exciting, and I was glad when it was over (especially with a "top tier" rank choice as I call it. My classmates (especially those going into surgery) seemed to have all matched at their first or second choice of residency. Nick matched at Washington University Hospital Program in St. Louis, which is incredible. I got to see a lot of classmates I haven't seen in a while, various faculty were there (including Dr. Farnie who interviewed me for school), and tons of friends and family were in attendance. It was a pretty cool spectacle.
Then we headed over to Baker Street Pub for festivities and St. Patrick's Day green beer. Of course my liver function tests are still elevated, so I'm on the shelf for drinking. It sort of stinks, but the tea was good right? And that's about it. Kayla came to town, I picked up Nathan's Baquero Framed "Bowl of Organs", and we had dinner at Taco Milagro. It was a pretty cool day when it was all said and done. I'm feeling great at this particular moment.
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