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PGY-4 (CA-3 & Chief Year)
Starting My Last Week At Texas Heart Institute
Tomorrow morning, I begin my last week at Texas Heart Institute (THI). Had I chosen to stay in Houston, this is likely where I would have done my fellowships in critical care and adult...
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PGY-4 (CA-3 & Chief Year)
Three Months Of Residency Left!
I'm writing this post on my last true "long call shift" of residency! 12 hours in, and its been a "thrown into the fire" kind of call shift back at the heart institute. It's...
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PGY-4 (CA-3 & Chief Year)
Onto VA Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
As a PGY-4, I have two months on the cardiothoracic anesthesia service at Texas Heart Institute (THI) and just finished my first on a memorable note. I was on call yesterday and had the...
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PGY-4 (CA-3 & Chief Year)
Finished With First Call Shift As A CA-3!
I'm finished with my first call shift as a senior resident. The shift itself was rather uneventful, so I had a chance to study and set up the operating rooms for today's cases.
On my way...
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PGY-4 (CA-3 & Chief Year)
Beginning Of CA-3 Year – Back To Cardiothoracic Anesthesia!
It's my first "real" day back on the job, and this time as a senior resident. I'm happy to be back among the cardiothoracic anesthesiologists at Texas Heart Institute which initially spurred my interest...
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PGY-3 (CA-2)
Last Day Of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia As A CA-2
Tomorrow will be my last day (hooray for leap years) on the cardiothoracic anesthesia service as a CA-2 resident. The last two months have only reaffirmed my love for this particular field within anesthesiology....
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PGY-3 (CA-2)
Halfway Done With Cardiothoracic Anesthesia As A CA-2
With half this rotation under my belt, I wanted to reflect on how my initial trepidation has transformed into enthusiasm doing cardiovascular anesthesiology. At the end of December, I had been out of the...
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PGY-3 (CA-2)
First Week Of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
I'm done with just over a week of this rotation, and my goodness, things are finally starting to come together. Having never rotated through these operating rooms as a resident, everything was different! Using a...
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