the end of the road...

I sit eerily awaiting the passing of the next few hours as I anticipate the arrival of midnight. In just a very short time, I will joyfully close the door on my participation of the management of a hospitalized patient. For the past five years I have actively taken part in the care of hospitalized patients and my time has finally come for the passing of this aspect of care that God definitely has not designed to be part of my near future as a physician. I have just completed my final month of inpatient adult medicine during my residency training and will finally have the active choice in how I will provide care to my patients in the future. And, as of now, I will join the ever-increasing mass of family physicians who choose to provide outpatient and urgent care while leaving inpatient care to others like hospitalists. I shared many fun and challenging times during the care of hospitalized patients, but I have to be honest with the divine tugging on the strings of my heart - and God has molded and steered my passion towards helping those in need in a clinic setting. Let the joyful celebrations begin...