I start my new job!
I accepted a position in research nursing on Friday. I'm really excited about the people I will be working with, and the work we will be doing. A family friendly office close to my house, with excellent pay and benefits, and a wonderful schedule. It's no secret that I've always been drawn to research work. I plan to start looking for PhD programs next year after I'm settled.
I will still do something in the field when I find it (ie: per diem work as a midwife or RN in a birth center, or even simply volunteer my time in birth center just to be near pregnant women, birth, and other midwives) but right now I have bills to pay and loans to pay off, and I can't afford to wait another 5-6 months for someone to hire me! What's funny is that in my office, the other nurse coordinator's last job was managing a birth center, and another person working in the office is graduating from nursing school in December and will be working PT in labor and delivery. My interview was filled with talk of birth and women and, oddly, vaginal exams. :o)
Conducting trials to see which HIV meds are better for pregnant women... or studying whether heat-treating the rubella immunization will kill enough of the live portion so that it can safely be given to pregnant women... is that not also midwifery?
I carry midwifery in my heart.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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Aww, you rock! I'm very happy for you! We can provide midwifery care in many different ways.
Congratulations on your new job!
Congrats on the new job! Think of it this way: research will allow you to touch the lives of hundreds of thousands of pregnant women at once--that's pretty impressive!
Btw, I like the look of this incarnation of the blog.
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