A friend recently asked me, "Are you looking forward to or dreading your OB/Gyn rotation?" I don't think either term adequately describes how I feel about this clerkship.
OB/Gyn is the one specialty that I pretty much knew 100% I didn't want to go into even before third year. But, I recognize that my OB/Gyn experience will be very educational and an opportunity that I likely won't have during the rest of my career. So I am definitely looking forward to the experience of OB/Gyn, especially the OB part that involves delivering babies. That being said, I'm also looking forward to being done with the clerkship.
Do I dread OB/Gyn? I have to admit that there are certain aspects of OB/Gyn that are slightly anxiety-provoking. I've heard disconcerting stories about some OB/Gyn residents and attendings. I'm wondering how I'll actually be received by patients, as a male medical student. I'll also be straightforward and say that I'm not looking forward to doing pelvic exam after pelvic exam for the next six weeks. But, like everything else in medical school, it's something that I just do, putting in my best effort and with a good attitude, even if I don't want to make a career out of OB/Gyn.
It'll be interesting to see how my opinions of OB/Gyn at the end of the clerkship compare to my prejudices of it now.
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