I finished my first week, and have since started my second here in Pendleton. Pardon the circular reference; yet, I learned a long time ago, that time is relative! A quarter of a year, 3 months, 13 weeks, 90 days... all roughly the same amount of time, yet vastly different responses when thought about by some.
My last three Travel Assignments have been in medium to large EDs, serving 70,000+ patients per year. I decided that I would like to slow it down a bit this round. I actually turned down an assignment at a super-large ED that serves ~90,000 patients per year! I also turned down an assignment at a super-small ED that serves <10,000 patients per year.
It is all about balance.
So far, Pendleton has been a nice change! I have a different perspective than most residents here. This is something new for me! I am intrigued by the history, the "touristy" things, the small-town atmosphere. I am amazed that it takes me less than five minutes to commute to work, that I can walk just about everywhere that I want to go downtown, that at 11:00pm most of the stop-lights go into a four-way flash mode because traffic is non-existent, that less than a two hour ride will bring me to parts of this Country that few will ever be able to claim they have been too.
The next twelve weeks are going to fly by... and in a way, I am already saddened by that.
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