See it, do it, teach it... or something like that

We are reaching our limit of Phnom Phen. The clinic is super exciting but the city's glory has come and gone. Luckily tomorrow we are off to Ankgor Wat. I hope to take tons of pictures. Today in the clinic we were the old dogs. The Hong Kong students are feeling out the surgery schedule and we are helping them as much as we can but there are so many that now its a bit of a competition to get surgeries. Today after having less than two weeks of suturing under my belt I was teaching some of the new med students how to suture. It was fun. I participated in only 5 surgeries today but the bid one came at the end. We were going to reset and implant a prosthetic left hip. The surgery was bloody and wild and it turned out that there was too much tension on his leg to finish so he needed traction. The doctor asked me "You do traction before?" to which I replied "nope". While starting to take off his sterile gown, "Very easy, I talk you through." And at that moment the scrub nurse handed me a power drill. Unfortunately neither Brent nor Lori were in the OR to photo this because it was AWESOME. Dr. Nuuve? explained where to find the drill site (we needed to drill a pin through his leg just below his knee). "Drill!" and so I drove a 12" long pin through a man's leg! I was stoked and told Dr. Nuuve if he ever needed a handyman again to call me. Afterwards I chatted up and got a few laughs from the nursing staff and the patient in the recovery ward. I figured out why I love medicine here so much; its because physician's are appreciated. From the children, to the staff, everyone is just happy to receive care. I already feel like medicine back in the states is going to be hard for me. See you in Angkor Wat! Ps - found the last Glee.....