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August was my internal (general) medicine rotation in a hospital setting, and I was prepared to be miserable.  The idea of not knowing what types of patients I would be seeing every day, or what to expect each day, made me feel like hyperventilating!  But as the month progressed, I started realizing that I was really enjoying the rotation and the variety that went along with it.  I enjoyed getting to manage different disease states every day, and that I was viewed as a valuable resource for drug information questions on many topics during rounds.  By the end of my rotation I realized that I could be more than just a one trick pony, and that maybe a predictable practice setting wasn’t necessarily for me. 

Throughout my time in pharmacy school, I have learned many things about myself and changed quite a bit, but I still find it amazing that one rotation month could so significantly impact me and change my thought process.  I am so grateful for this experience I had, and I have grown to appreciate the value of APPE rotations.  In my mind, I am currently in the midst of the most important year of pharmacy school, and I hope I have many more experiences this year that teach me new things about myself.  My new motto is, “you don’t know until you try it!”