John Sanderson

John is a physician-in-training on the West Coast. He writes to process the deeply affecting and human situations he encounters on a near-daily basis.

Good Day

Long-Post-Short-Good. It doesn’t take long to become immersed in the ebbs and flows of the call schedule. On Long Days, the medical team admits patients from noon through the evening — each one requiring detailed history, a thorough physical exam, a working diagnosis, and orders for the appropriate nursing care, diagnostic testing, and medications. On Good Days, there are no new patients.