New Girl in the Hospital
Having just completed my first week in the hospital, I guess I'm growing out of the "New girl" pupa. Hello friends! I'm Dr. Aishwarya Iyer, the brand new (maybe not so shiny) vitreo retinal fellow at AJEH. I joined the AJEH family on August 22nd 2020 - initially beginning with a virtual "work from home" setup and physically joining on Sept 9th 2020. Usually very confident and robust about everything, for the first time in my life, I was nervous about a new workplace. The aura around the hospital exuded efficiency and clinical competency. I wondered how I will fit in here - me, a totally inexperienced surgeon, fresh out of medical school, armed with nothing but a couple of degrees (MBBS, MS). But boy was I in for a surprise. Everyone at the institute was nothing but kind, helpful and friendly. I was made to feel so welcome by the most humble, sincere and wonderful person - Dr. S. Natarajan. Have you ever heard of the MD and chairperson/founder of an institut