As I finish the 10th term of this 12-term program, I am seeing 12th termer's in their last days at the clinic. It excites me and boggles my mind as to how much I still have to complete in the next 4 months. The fact that they made it, makes me even more motivated to finish this program up.
My friends and collegiate buddies at the CIC are about done with his tortuous time spent at Western States. They haven't lost all hope and motivation, which is motivating to me. I find that their attitudes revolve around accomplishment and intense exhaustion while waiting for the final days to end. Similar to senior year of high school, they too are taking as much time off as they can and they find ways to occupy time that has nothing to do with clinical proactivity or school work. If they are called to duty, they spring from their seats and rush off to help deliver quality chiropractic care to patients in need. They live the good life. One that does not consist of long hours of study and stress. I do wish I was in their shoes, but I know in about 4 months, I will be.
These students who are entering their final days at Western States are incredibly skilled. It amazes me how good they are. They enter any treatment scenario calm and ready to deliver conservative therapies to people who wish to avoid needles and drugs. It is as if they have accepted who they are as practitioners. I find their presence a real confidence booster and realize that I too am skilled just like they are, just less aware.
In April, a small cohort of students are entering the CIC as newby interns. They will be scrambling to get visits and freaking out with the pressure Dr. Roberts provides. It should be entertaining and a bit daunting at the same time. Our current seating arrangement will be altered to allow newcomers to do their paperwork, while we continue writing and delivering patient care. The days ahead will be challenging because each of our patients and our secondary entitlements will be at stake due to five Western States interns.
In the end, we will all graduate. Many have walked before us and being at the CIC provides a huge patient-base to tap. With no effort at all, interns who have gone through our clinic have finished consistently on time. Most have finished by 11th quarter or shortly thereafter. These newbies will be where I was in November of 2010, freaking out as to which room to be in, what computer to use and how to establish a patient-base. It will be hilarious!
Until then, I will be doing my best to finish my paperwork and free up a seat at a computer. Knowing how many visits I am getting currently, I don't think a fight will be had for such meager blessings.
All for now
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