APPEs at Wind River Wyoming

It’s Mackenzie again! Madison has been on here talking about the important things, like our rotation site and our housing, so I get to tell you about the fun things we’ve done! After finding out that I was coming to this rotation, one of the main things I heard about was visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park. These parks are expansive with so many things to see, so you certainly have to be intentional with your time there! As a quick side note: you do have to pay an entrance fee to both parks, and the closest entrance to Yellowstone from Ft. Washakie is only accessible through Grand Teton National Park. The most cost-efficient option is the Annual Interagency Pass. It is $80 and gets you unlimited access into all national parks (for reference, a day pass to each park is $20-30 so the annual pass pays for itself with just two visits to Yellowstone). The easiest way to get this pass is actually by purchasing it at the park entrance!  Our first weekend here in Wyoming we ...

 Hello again everyone,  Its Madison again! At this point Mackenzie and I are 2 weeks into our rotation and having a great time! I did want to take a moment to provide more details on the house and the clinic where we are working! The house: The house is 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, with two of the bedrooms have 2 twin beds, and the other bedroom having one twin bed. Additionally, all of the rooms have dresser(s) as well as closets pre stocked with hangers. While it is not luxury accommodations, the house is perfectly livable and has pretty much everything you need in regard to kitchen supplies, towels, pillows, and bedding, but you can 100% bring your own as well. Mackenzie and I both elected to bring our own bedding, pillow, and towels just based on personal preference. Additionally Mackenzie brought her own coffee pot and air fryer, but both of these appliances are already provided for you along with a microwave, a toaster, a blender, and a crock pot. One thing you could bring...

  Hello everyone!      My name is Madison, and I am writing to you after completing the first week of my rotation in Wyoming! It has been an incredible experience so far, and I can not wait to share it with you all over the course of this rotation!      The first thing I wanted to share with you all is a follow up to my classmate (+ rotation buddy!!) Mackenzie's post regarding travel! She gave you guys all the info about making the drive here, but I wanted to share my experience flying for those who choose to go that route!     The first thing to consider when flying is to be sure you are aware of your chosen airlines packing requirements (weight limits, fluid sizes, etc.). You are coming here for 5 weeks, and if you are anything like me you will want to bring a lot of stuff, so know that flying does limit what you can bring (For example Mackenzie brought a coffee pot and air fryer which would not be possible on a plane). I traveled with one ...

  Greetings from Wyoming! My name is Mackenzie, and I have the unique opportunity to spend my 3rd APPE block in Ethete, Wyoming at an IHS clinic on the Wind River Reservation. My classmate, Madison, and I found out that we would be on this rotation together around 6 months in advance, giving us plenty of time to prepare and brainstorm all the things we wanted to see. One of the main things we discussed was the travel plans and how we planned to commute around the area (spoiler: my husband (Levi) and I drove up so that we could have my vehicle). The next step was to figure out when  I could arrive. After a quick email to our preceptor, it was determined that I could move in the Friday before our rotation started. This was a blessing because not only did it give me enough time to get everything unpacked, but it also gave Levi and me a chance to explore the surrounding area and have our own adventures before he flew home that following Monday.  Levi's grandparents we got to ...

Here is a list of things you should have if you are here for Block 7, aka the coldest months. 1. A car with AWD or 4WD.           If the car does not have either make sure that the car has a pretty new battery or else it will most likely die while you are up here.           This didn't happen to me, thankfully, but my sister (who lives in SD) switched with me. Since it still gets pretty cold there, a pipe in my car burst:)  2. Snow shoes 3. The house has everything you need except for blankets!! Plenty of sheets, and dishes. You might want to bring your own pillow!  4. A big snow jacket 5. Gloves that are good!! Preferably mittens 6. Scarves 7. A gator for skiing 8. Ear warmers  9. Good warm socks, and ones that would be good for skiing  10. AN ICE SCRAPER Just make sure to have plenty of layers!!! The coldest it got while we were there was -23 degrees!! 

This week we started in Riverton!!  There are three clinics (Riverton, Ethete, and Arapahoe) Our main clinic is Ethete, but this week Katherine is wanting us to go to the other clinics to present the information about the Rabies Vaccine. Everyone at all of the clinics are so friendly.  Monday, we presented the Rabies vaccine brochure, and then stayed at that clinic to experience it. The pharmacist in charge there was awesome. She showed us a lot of stuff on the computer, and all of the staff were so friendly. We then left around 3 and went to Walmart to get some stuff for dinner! After we ate dinner we watched the Bachelor, DUH! Tuesday, we went to the Arapahoe Clinic to present the rabies brochure to Pod 1. Again, these people were so friendly, and then we headed back to the Ethete clinic to finish working on our pain patients. After rotation we went home and relaxed, and then decided to go to Cowfish for dinner. I got the ravioli, and it was so good. I think what I got the f...

This week it started to warm up!! It got all the way up to 40 degrees.   We just had rotation Monday, and it was the premiere of the Bachelor so of course I had to stay home and watch that!!  Tuesday, we got off early, and I decided to go into Lander! I got some coffee from the Lander Coffee Co., in the Palace Pharmacy parking lot. I then went into the Palace Pharmacy to look at all of the cool things. After that I went to a place called 23 Squared to look for more local things! Then the UT student and I went back to Liquid Courage for music bingo! They have this once a week at 6:30. And we won twice!!! out of three winners:)  Wednesday we just had another chill day! They have a fresh market 2 minutes down from the house, across from Hines, every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30. A lot of cool thing to get from here. I got a some bread and butter pickles that were homemade, and a bar of soap!  Thursday we went to rotation and the went to a place call Mulino's (italian) ...