Friday, April 10, 2009

go ahead and go boldly

i like to think i'm keeping my options open and know that i may fall in love with a completely unexpected specialty but what i always thought was awesome and may now have the opportunity to do is to become a nurse practitioner and midwife specializing in ob/gyn care for sexual assault survivors.
having heard the anxiety and horror stories of sa survivors regarding gyn care i can't help but wonder why a specialist would respond with the least sensitivity towards the patients who are most in need of care. STIs at a young age, structural damage and unwanted pregnancies are a few of the complications that sa survivors may be dealing with, unfortunately these women are less likely to seek gyn than non survivors. I aspire to be someone that is trusted to provide service to these women.

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