Payoff after 20 Years!

It's almost time, only a few months left! Ever since I was six years old I've been going to school more days than I've been able to play and have days off. Granted the only difference between kindergarten and home is that instead of mom yelling at you to clean up your mess and take a nap it's a teacher instead. But now, 20 years later, I see the end. I've gone through many different schools: Club Heights Elementary, Washington Terrace Elementary, Midland Elementary, Sandridge Jr High, Roy High, Weber State University, and now at the end of July I'll be graduating from Idaho State University. DONE! No more school! And the best part of it all...I'll have a career that pertains to all this blasted education I've been going through. It won't just be a job to pay bills, but a career that I've studied for. It's truly a great feeling knowing that I'll be done with school and will be able to focus on other things, like waterskiing, vacations, and overall play...oh yeah, that work thing too I guess.
So what's with the "payoff" statement in the title. Well, like I said I'll finally be doing work that I've studied for and that work will start at Midtown Community Health Center in Ogden, Ut. That's right, I haven't graduated yet but I've already had a job offer and signed a contract to work at that clinic starting August. I've been doing one of my rotations there just recently and have loved it. The staff are great to work with and the patients are as well, for the most part.
For those that don't know it's a clinic located in downtown Ogden, on 23rd and Adams. The patient population are mainly those of low income status and Spanish speaking only. The clinic offers family practice, prenatal care, and acute care to all patients. It has an in-clinic pharmacy that is very affordable and sometimes even cheaper than Wal-Mart. It's partialy subsidized by the government which allows it to serve the econimicaly challenged. It has deals worked out with local hospitals that allow our patients to receive diganostic imagging services and also referals to specialists at a discounted rate. Overall, it does a lot of good for the downtown Ogden community.
I'm pretty excited to start working there this fall. I think it will be a good place for me to get established back in my hometown but also a place where I feel that I will be able to help those who are truly in need of it. I also feel that it will provide me with the opportunity to further increase my medical knowledge and also better my skills.