Comme d'habitude

Today is the first day that the clinic (where my dad works) is starting this new electronic medical records system.  Basically it means the patient’s chart is entirely on the computer, everything is typed instead of written, prescriptions sent electronically to the pharmacy, etc.

My parents aren’t very computer-savvy. I mean, they know how to go online and all that but … come on, my dad types using his two pointer fingers.

So he runs the night clinic. They stop taking patients by 10pm.

It’s now 12:45am and he’s still not home from work.

My mom is certain it’s because my dad is taking forever in typing things out or figuring out the system.

I’ve always thought that medical students are somewhat useless. The attending physician can do what a student does in less than five minutes, obviously.

Now … now I finally realize we might actually be kinda helpful.  I mean, as a student, I do the extensive histories, type that out and all the findings, and I’m good at figuring out different medical record systems (most students are).

I told my mom that if dad wants, I’ll come to the clinic with him tomorrow night to help him out.

He just needs to practice.