Today was the start of a new chapter in the career of Robert Reiss, M.D. My loyal followers failed me miserably so it looks like I won’t be able to make blogging, a full-time career. I just asked them to each sign up 4,000 new followers. Since that time I have added a number of new followers but overall it is trending in the wrong direction. When I asked my devotees to add new members I was at 297. As of last night, that number dropped to 294. With that in mind, I will need to continue working as a doctor.
Today was my first day as a doctor at the UCLA Health office in Palos Verdes. After 43 years and 4 months working with the Westchester Medical Group, it was time to move on. UCLA offered me more hours and for less money. As Mario Puzo would say, “They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse”. With that in mind, I wanted to get off on the right foot. So I got up early and got dressed and ready for work. I wanted to look my very best so I asked Patrice to inspect my outfit and render an opinion. See below and let me know what you think.
Patrice inspected me and said “Absolutely not! Change into something else. Jeans are not acceptable!” Okay, okay, I changed the pants and took off the USC gear. I headed up the hill to my new digs. The drive was comfortable in spite of the rain. It did take me about 10 minutes longer than my previous commute to work. Although a longer distance the drive was very pleasant.
I was greeted by the staff and office manager and given a tour of the facility, I didn’t have any patients to see since today was only supposed to be a training day. I spent about 6 hours learning the electronic medical record used by UCLA. It is an amazing system with lots of capability. Unfortunately it will take a lot more time before I feel comfortable making my entries. In the meantime, hopefully no one will die of a misprint (old joke, but I still think it is funny. Okay, mildly humorous).
Tomorrow I start seeing patients. Wish me luck.
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