This week has been another marker along the way that reminds us of the reality and depth of responsibility of B becoming a doctor. He is in the middle of his busy interview season and is traveling to seven cities this week. Poor guy goes through 6-12 individual interviews during a day then hops on a plane to the next place. But He is doing fantastic so far and we are thankful that the Lord is providing him strength and allowing him to enjoy this time.
We still have more interviews rolling in and we are overwhelmed that he has received this many invitations. This journey began with us having to be vulnerable and learning to fully put our trust in a powerful God. I am overwhelmed with His mercy in providing these interview invitations - we would have been happy with half as many interviews, but we are excited for all of the possibilities and his chance of getting into an even better program.
A few of the places he has gone/is going this week are Virginia, Nebraska, Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee.
Interviewing for a surgical residency is a crazy process. I can't think of any other word to describe it than just plum crazy. 300 people apply for a program, 40 are invited for an interview, and 2-4 are selected for a residency position. There are so many different factors that we look at when evaluating a program because this could be our home for at least the next 5 years, if not longer. Only 1 1/2 more months of interviews and then 3 more months until we learn where he has matched!
Thankfully Bentley came into our lives at the perfect time to keep me
company while B is away this week :) This little rascal is keeping me
busy but is also a little warm body to cozy up to.
Making these interviews possible has truly been a team effort and is
making us learn to work together. Spending countless hours researching
programs and working out the itineraries are just a couple of my
contributions to the interview process. I am learning what it really means to be selfless with my time and with my attitude in helping him with his needs. I
am also realizing more and more that being a doctor will not be just
his profession but will be our lifestyle, mine included. Here are just a
couple of ways that our life will be different once residency starts:
our close friends wherever we live will probably be his fellow residents
and co-workers; I can't expect to see him as much on the evenings or
weekends during the next five years due to long hours and call; our home
will have an open door to his patients or friends that are in need of medical advice; and maybe any plans of having a baby will be postponed a few years. Our desire is for B to be a compassionate doctor that his patients know and trust, and to do that we have to treat his profession not as a job but as a lifestyle. I wanted to share this with you as a hint of understanding the title of my blog - my reality of a doctor's wife. And my goal is to make this reality lovely and pleasing and joyful.
Up on next week's itinerary...New York! And this time I get to join him on the trip.
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