Big day to be posting this, but it's time to share that today was my last day as a resident.
I’m not fantastic at explanations (non-medical), gratitude (working on it), or statements of intention (also working on it), but I’m giving all three a try anyway, all at once:
I’ve been accepted into PTMC’s new, one-year addiction medicine fellowship, which—lucky for me—still falls under the emergency medicine umbrella.
I’m humbled that I had the opportunity to rebuild my career. I'm well aware not everyone gets that chance.
I’m overjoyed that where I am today is in a different, more fitting-for-me place than I imagined it would be two years ago.
I’m incredibly focused on the work ahead, and grateful to be in a place within myself to help others that, very realistically, could have been me. To have a hand in helping people who need it most achieve a life they can feel safe in and proud of is a very, very important honor.
@robinavitch-rx, thank you for believing in second chances, especially when they’re hard. You are the mentor I needed, both at times when I thought I didn't want one, and at times when I wanted nothing less—or more—than you. I'm so proud to still be in your ER. Thank you for the chance to earn that place.
@abbyoblivion, thank you for being my partner in all things. You are our lives' constant, my rock, and my forever. Thank you for every sacrifice at home, every ounce of love you have to share, and every moment of hard honesty I needed. There is no universe in which I have the strength to be here without you. I love you. So much.
I'm not going anywhere, so you really might not notice a difference, but my new reality is splitting my time between the ER and rotations throughout a variety of addiction care clinics.
On the other side, I'm hoping to stay right here and make a measurable impact on our hospital's ability to respond to and treat overdoses, as well as addiction as a complication of other emergency cases.
Next chapter starts Monday. See you all at 7 AM. ✌🏼
