DD is home! She came back for a conference but realised she has nothing on tomorrow so opted for dinner at her favourite rib place, an evening of lounging on the sofa, then up early tomorrow to get some Fortnum and Mason tea which someone has requested for Christmas. She claims she will work the rest of the day and then on the train, but she is so very tired I don’t think a day off will do any harm. She still has two weeks left including a tutor assessment to make sure she has covered all the things she needs to have covered, and has written them up. She claims it is mainly done, bar a couple of loose ends. Just as well as there will be enough med students hunting for patients to clerk to reach their target numbers.
Just as you are advised not to go into hospital in July when newly qualified doctors start their rotations, I suspect you should avoid the period just before assessment when med students are desperate to find patients to fire questions at. DD’s approach has been to get nurses and junior doctors on side by bringing in home made cake, and they then introduce her to patients with interesting illnesses. One last week had something the lecturer had said they would probably never see in their careers, yet she saw it the next day.