My rotation at Metropolitan Hospital for Emergency Medicine was a particularly memorable experience. Primarily, I came into contact with a variety of patients ranging from drug withdrawal to cholelithiasis to bone fractures. As a result, I believe my clinical skills sharpened by becoming more comfortable interviewing a diverse demographic of patients and practicing generating a list of differential diagnoses quickly. The Emergency Department also taught me to balance multiple patients with different complaints. As a result, the day become a juggling act of making sure to tend to each patient and prioritizing which patient needed immediate medical attention. 

Another important aspect that the Metropolitan ED rotation allowed me to experience is immersing PA students with medical residents. In doing so, I was able to learn how to best communicate and collaborate with future medical providers. Ultimately, the PA role is attended to work alongside a physician. The collaboration between the two roles is absolutely essential to ensure efficient and safe patient care. Metropolitan also allowed PA students to attend conference meetings for medical students. I felt that PA students received the same level of training as medical students so that we may offer our best services when becoming a practicing provider.