OJ the PA

And just like that, four weeks of orthopedic surgery have already come to an end! Time for a little (okay, long) recap, shall we? Overall, I sincerely enjoyed my orthopedic surgery rotation. My primary preceptor works in Total Joint, which is where I spent my first week. To make sure I got a nice, broad view of ortho surgery, she asked me to rank my preferences for eight different areas, and then got me set up with my top choices, spending one week in each.  Total Joint I don't think a ton of people can say that on their very first day of PA clinical rotations they got handed a bone saw! I got to cut through the patient's tibia to make the flat surface for the knee joint. I was literally vibrating with excitement as I handed back the bone saw. So cool.  Pro tip #1 : Don't forget your shoes at home for your first day! Yup, this girl totally forgot her tennis shoes at home and had to do an entire day in my Toms slip-ons. Luckily I had blue shoe covers on, so no one except my