This is how I ROLL...: When it rains....IT POURS!

So I have been here in Detroit for three weeks now and it has been going well. So far the program overall is good with the trauma you would expect in Detroit. As far as the city goes, there are definitely nicer places than others and one of the hospitals (Sinai Grace) is located in the ghetto as I have to drive past 8 mile everyday to get there lol. For everyone that doesn't know about 8 mile, its spotlight came about in the early 2000's with Eminem and all his rap songs. While I don't doubt that you should be extra aware of what is going on wherever you are here, 8 mile is actually just the mile marker where Detroit city starts.

Couple of interesting things to share with you during my first three weeks here:
1st- patients are going to do exactly the opposite of what you tell them to do. Obviously they know better than I do so why come to the doctor.
2nd- America's worst roads every, there will be large gaping holes in the street so be on the lookout if you wanna keep your bumper.

Here are a couple pics to let you know what I have been up to.

Watch out for the nerve

Triple Threat

One of the residents took me to slow's one day for dinner when we were on call together. If you don't know about Slows then you don't watch Man Vs Food. This is the actual sandwich that was on the show. Pulled Pork, slice of ham, and Bacon with two little pieces of bread and an assortment of bbq sauce to top it off. After eating this I decided that it was about as good a time as any to go for a run.

The title of this post is when it rains...it pours. So far everyday goes about the same with the weather, you wake up and it is nice but then sometime throughout the day you will get a nice thunderstorm. I guess this is typical for the midwest. One night while on call, I stayed at the hospital in the call room and had to be at another hospital at 6 am the next morning. So i woke up as usual and was walking to my care when I saw how hard it was raining. I decided that I better get moving quick cuz i didn't know how the roads would be. I decided that I was going to make a run for it and was doing alright running to my car until I got to the parking lot and it was filled with water up to my ankles. I kept going and my the time I got to my care I was soaked from head to toe. After arriving to the next hospital I changed my scrubs and had an extra pair of socks but my shoes were still soaked from the run. After walking around for a bit with my wet socks I decided that I was going to take them off and I stuffed my shoes with paper towels that I would periodically change throughout the day.