Thumbs Down to Psychiatry

So I started my Psychiatry rotation and I am not really digging it. I really, really miss my Internal Med! I miss being in the hospital, I miss being around lots of people, I miss doing things, I miss working on my assessment and plan, heck, I even miss being pimped! (and yes, I know that this is going to haunt me some time in the future). In any case, I don't like my rotation currently.

The doctor is nice enough it is just he doesn't let us do anything. More or less it is shadowing (with us being able to see the patients prior to him). One thing that is a bit disappointing is that he also does half family medicine. So I feel like I am missing out a lot on the psych portion. Another thing that worries me is that I was really interested in Family Medicine, but if I hate going to this rotation, I might dislike doing family med. I suppose that is why I have two other family med rotations during which I can decide on what I actually like. It is hard to figure out if I don't like the rotation or if I don't like my preceptor. (nothing against him though since he's a great doctor!)

So, after tomorrow I'll be 25% done my rotation. Yipee! Then OB/GYN! :)