I am now a PAID professional medical provider.

[Aristus]

I saw my first patient today as a salaried provider. A four-week well-child check; nothing extraordinary. Except now I'm getting paid for it.

Life is good... B-)

[Suich]

1. Nice work, Aristus!

Congratulations! I bet it feels good, doesn't it?

:hi:

[Aristus]

2. Good. And a little nerve-wracking.

It's for keeps, now. Student days are done...

[nolabear]

3. Congratulations. I'll bet you're good at it. And YAHOO salary!

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. nice! congrats

[sarge43]

5. Twice blessed is he who is doing something he loves and getting paid to do it. n/t

[Crystal Clarity]

6. That's great to hear!

Congratulations! :woohoo:

[Heddi]

7. Where ya working? I'm an RN at a very large hospital in Seattle

that rhymes with MarborYew :D

[Aristus]

10. At a clinic in Tacoma.

I'm liking it... :-)

[Tobin S.]

8. Excellent! I have a special place in my heart for health care providers

For anyone who works in whatever aspect of that business, actually. From the janitors and cooks in the hospitals to the neurosurgeon and my psychiatrist, and everyone in between. I don't have the brains and the resources to be a medical professional, but after a life changing event in a hospital, I was so impressed by the staff that I found myself wanting to be involved in that field somehow. Even if it was as a hospital janitor.

When I retire I might volunteer my time for a hospital.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. congrats, Aristus

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Biggo congrats, my dear Aristus!

How wonderful for you, and for that child!

Life IS good, indeed...

:toast:

[LynneSin]

12. so as a medical provider can you hook us up with some prescriptions for good drugs

:hide:

[LaurenG]

13. Congrats PA and I just downloaded this to take to work, you might find it helpful too.

Ten Rules for Keeping the Art of Medicine Alive in Daily Practice
A physician presents ten rules for maintaining the art of healing in daily medical practice.
Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, MS

From their tweet:
AmerMedicalAssn AMA
RT @VMethics Ten Rules for Keeping the Art of Medicine Alive in Daily Practice http://bit.ly/bok5SF

[suninvited]

14. it hurts when I do this...

do you have any advice ?


seriously, congrats !!!!

[Aristus]

19. Yeah, stop doing that!

:P

[suninvited]

25. that's kind of what I thought

but figured I should get professional advice.

[Redstone]

15. Well, damn, that's great news. Good for you.

Redstone

[applegrove]

16. Be prepared to answer questions at parties.

[redwitch]

17. Yay you!

Well done!

[Gormy Cuss]

18. Well lah-de-freakin'-da...

j/k.. Congrats, you've made it! :D

[Canuckistanian]

20. I'm supposed to be impressed?

Well, I am!

Congrats, Aristus!

You've been given a rare opportunity of trust and public service.

Well done.

:toast:

[Kali]

21. Congratulations - that is great!

You worked hard for it and deserve it.

and off topic - I feel bad I never got back to learning about Shakespere, but want you to know I didn't just forget or blow it off - I got insanely busy last month and have not had much time for any on-line fun. Sorry about that.

[Aristus]

26. Don't worry about it. And don't think of learning Shakespeare as a chore.

Shakespeare is supposed to be fun! It was intended as entertainment, don't forget.

A quick way to dive into Shakespeare is to see some good movies based on the plays.

A few to start with are:

Henry V. Kenneth Branagh's production from 1989. I saw it with a bunch of Army soldiers, and we were surprised by how well we understood what was going on. A really good trained Shakespearean actor can make the lines sound like natural speech, and watching a performance is always better than trying to read the written words on the page.

Much Ado About Nothing. Kenneth Branagh again. And Emma Thompson, his wife at the time of filming. She's beautiful, sexy, smart, and funny, and so is the whole movie (if you overlook Keanu Reeves' awful, awful performance as Don John.)

A Midsummer Night's Dream from 1999. Michelle Pfeiffer couldn't act Shakespeare if her life depended on it. But the rest of the cast is solid. The play-within-a-play at the end is wonderful, and features Sam Rockwell in a surprisingly moving performance.

[some guy]

22. Yay You!

Congratulations!

:yourock:

[mix]

23. Congratulations! nt

[femmocrat]

24. Are you qualified to provide medical advice on DU?

That is all that really matters, ya know!

Seriously, Congratulations! Well done! :hug:

[Aristus]

27. I don't know about qualified. But I certainly don't mind.

Just send me a PM, though. I don't want to put it out there in a forum.

[applegrove]

28. How wonderful to have a job where you help take care of people.

[tigereye]

29. congratulations- nice to see all your hard work pay off, literally!

:thumbsup:

[hippywife]

30. Congratulations, Aristus!

I'm very happy with you. :hug: