Valley Fever

I am perpetually behind in blogging; I've actually been away from the Valley for two and a half weeks. But in thinking back on my time there, the thing I appreciate the most about Santa Clara Valley Medical Center was the independence I developed. This is not to say anything particular about county hospitals, but I found that at the Valley, residents were given a lot of independence in making clinical decisions. We had adequate supervision, but it was really a resident-run hospital and I appreciated that. At other hospitals, consultants, fellows, and attendings manage the grind, but at the Valley, I learned so much because I was calling the shots.