Good luck to all the new house officers shadowing and then starting in 10 days time. I remember my parents dropping me off in accommodation the night before my first day and I was absolutely terrified of starting the next day. I was really apprehensive and I didn't want my parents to leave. haha sounds pathetic when I read that. I was not a very hands on medical student and getting good at basic ward procedures was a really steep learning curve and I'm sure I pissed off a fair few patients, nurses and doctors in the process. It was fine though. It's always fine (I mean generally, not just procedures) and I learnt so much, made so many new friends and developed a passion for medicine that actually wasn't there at medical school. FY1 ended up being the most fun year of my life I'd say and although now I'm counting down the handful of days before I can call myself a first year registrar rather than sho I really miss the camaraderie and togetherness we had in our fy1 group. It's golden and it gets you through. My only advice would be to enjoy it, help eachother and not be a lazy or rude ****.