Becoming a consultant

Well, it is that time of year again. The time of year when the fifth years write their exams and the rest of us think about how someday that might be us. We are closer to another year being done, closer to climbing up the ladder to consultant, and closer to the fear and excitement of writing our last and truly final exams. I am so proud of all of our fifth years who passed, and feel so saddened for those who did not. Sometimes I think you just have a bad day and no amount of preparation can help you. Nonetheless, we all hope that our preparations will be enough and we will be amoung those who have climbed the Everest of Anesthesia and completed the journey to becoming a consultant. In a months time, I will be one year closer to beginning my Everest. However, the journey has already begun.