Monthly Archives: March 2012

spring break

Posted on March.20.2012 by erika

Within the next few days, I will post about Week 2 Clinicals, Medic Training and Dr. David Ansell’s inspiring talk that he gave to the nursing students (imagined title of talk in my head: Fighting The Man—because it sounds like … Continue reading →

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yo hablo español, sort of: week one clinical observations

Posted on March.8.2012 by erika

Observation #1: The El is different in the early morning. Sleepy. The brown line train has only four cars instead of the usual rush-hour eight car caterpillars. The train rocks a bit more violently when it is empty. I am … Continue reading →

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surprise, i’m going to be a street medic, mom!

Posted on March.4.2012 by erika

I found out this weekend that I have a spot reserved for street medic training. I’m very excited for this opportunity. At this point, my most loyal reader (I’ll call her “Mom”) is probably saying to herself, “Hmmm, what’s this … Continue reading →

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