I am doing research in Peds/Genetics and have spent the last 3+ hours calling random IT departments and EMR specialists in order to gain access to the patient database I need to do my research. It is impossibly ridiculous. As much as I understand the need for patient privacy, etc., it seems the various checks/boundaries have left everyone confused... and me, bored, sitting at a coffee shop, blogging.


I've already ordered diapers, those organic-Mom MD sunscreen wipes b/c putting on sunscreen lotion before swimming has already left all my carpets and couch and clothing smelling like the beach at the end of a long day, and extra wipes. And some of the cute shorts and cover ups featured on the ad on the side to replace the collection of clothing we left drying on a rack in Israel. So, I guess it's been productive.