As I would later learn, campers are, by nature, a friendly and curious lot, and the majority of the campers stopped by our car for a closer glimpse at the campground's newest conversation piece. Even those campers with an urgent need to visit the can seemed to grunt their approval as they scurried past our car.
Lori and I were both exhausted from our long drive, but the smell of sizzling bacon and perking coffee from the nearby campsites encouraged us to vacate the car and join in the new day. During our drive from Philadelphia, we had carefully planned an agenda whereby Lori would enjoy herself, and I would study for the boards.
So, shortly after breakfast, we began a routine …show more content…
The first and foremost component was the lecture series that was conducted by Dr. Rob Kent.
The lectures were held at 6 A.M. each morning in the OB-GYN classroom at Keystone and were an in-depth analysis of everything Dr. Kent felt you should know about OB-GYN, the medical profession, and yourself. It was rumored a student's evaluation in OB-GYN was based solely on Dr. Kent's impressions of that student.
The second and more time-consuming component of the rotation was the actual hospital work in OB-GYN at Keystone or one of its affiliate hospitals. The word around campus was, if you wanted to get on Kent's good side or were considering OB-GYN as a specialty, you should take OB-GYN at Keystone.
On the other hand, if you wanted to learn anything about OB-GYN and not spend an entire six-week rotation watching abortions being performed, you should take the rotation at another hospital. Accordingly, I chose Eastside Hospital, a small private hospital that was highly regarded by most medical students, for my OB-GYN rotation.
The directors of the OB-GYN program at Eastside were Drs. Morey Abrams and Ralph Morse. Since Eastside had a small Family Practice Residency program with only four residents, Abrams and Morse did the brunt of the