Reflection On Hd2 Attendance Attestations

Reflection #2: Professionalism
I will be reflecting on the trigger of the attendance attestations. What got my attention about this subject is that this type of reporting will be similar to things that are expected of a physician like the CME credits and documentation. I never really thought about the parallel between these. Early in the semester I did feel inconvenienced with completing the attestations at times because it was something I was not used to doing, which therefore made it more difficult to remember, and because with some of the attestations there was only a small window of time between attending the class on a Friday afternoon and having the blackbag attestation closing at 8 a.m. on Saturday. My original assumption was that attestations were used for HD2 only because it was easier for grading purposes than someone else having to go through attendance rosters and then input those points into a grade book. I would not say I had an emotional reaction to realizing that there is a connection between HD2 attestations and my future professional obligations.
I realize it is important to address my attitude of annoyance about completing HD2 attestations now so that I will not have the same negative attitude regarding future work that has a short window for a deadline such as completing patient documentation.
This documentation will be a large part of my work duties so being negative about this could negatively eventually spread to impact my overall attitude while I am at work. And that would be a very bad thing because that could affect my attitude with my physician colleagues, other individuals I work with, and even my patients. I discussed the subject of attestations with my significant other and he suggested that another important aspect of the attestations is the element of honesty, since it will also be important in my future career to accurately and honestly document things such as what elements of a physical exam I actually performed on a
patient.
This reflection has been helpful in addressing my attitude of attestations, as I can now see how they relate to more than just HD2 small group attendance. I will really work to get in the good habit of completing the attestations as soon as I have finished the very last required session for the week. I believe this will help because by turning these attestations a habit they will not be an inconvenience because I will not need to put much effort into remembering to fill them out. My perspective on the usefulness of attestations has also changed because I can now appreciate the connection that they have to my professional career which makes them more important to me than just part of the process of passing HD2.