title: A personal reflection: surviving professional development.
abstract: The embarkation of a postgraduate program differs by the individual. For some, it's like a homecoming. For others, it becomes a bizarre and surreal world more akin to the likes of Franz Kafka, Tom Robbins, and H. R. Giger than Merriam-Webster. The author describes the experience of returning to the collegiate world in her own inimitable style.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel Co., Tipperary, Ireland. vmiracle@aol.com
authors.forename: Jacinta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D011361:Professional Competence; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic