Goodbye Psychiatry...

Today marks a transition in my intern year. As you might know, I am a combined internal medicine and psychiatry resident. My first four months of training have been spent in inpatient psychiatry and now I'm transitioning into eight months of internal medicine. I start on a night shift in the ER tonight and, to say the least, I'm apprehensive.

I think I'll survive. But in the mean time, I wanted to take a trip through memory lane - my top 3 moments of Psychiatry training. Cue the montage.

1. Having a very delusional patient tell me that he can "make it rain". To which I respond, "outside or in a strip club?". Unfortunately, he meant outside.

2. Being told "there is no way I can have a urinary tract infection because after I pee I put antibacterial soap in my pussy."

3. A patient insisting that the former cheerleader medical student perform his physical exam. After his request, I looked down and noticed his erection. He was kind of senile, so it was funnier than creepy.

And with that, I move onto Internal Medicine. I'm basically nocturnal the next two weeks and if this afternoon filled with anxious tossing and turning is any indication, it won't be fun.

Peace,

Ahmed