2014

It's 2014 and I am 6 months into third year. That means...in 6 more months, I will be a fourth year and back on the wretched main service. Hell on wheels, in other words.

Right now, I have the luxury of a less stressful schedule (sometimes) and more time to study. More time to be that all-star resident I always wanted to be.

It means making choices though - do I sleep, work out, study, work on research or do something social? It's always a challenge.

But, like Dr. R says, if you don't think you can handle it, you're probably in the wrong specialty.