Super User, Super Hero

It was a super hero kind of day for me as the super hero theme of this week continues. I have signed up to be a Super User - our medical record is going electronic on May 15th, and the hospital has recruited physicians to receive extra training to help ease the transition from paper to electronic. Today was my first Super User class.

Now, to be honest with you, I didn't really feel like I was being treated as you might think a Super User ought to be treated. There's a scene in Spiderman 3 where Spiderman gets a parade with balloons, floats and a marching band. As I walked into the drab, grey computer training room yesterday evening, I wasn't expecting any confetti to collect in my hair, but for a four hour class, I was a wee bit disappointed in the Doritos they offered us as refreshments.

The subpar treatment continued when I decided to be a good friend and catch up with Ahila on the phone. I was explaining to her why I couldn't talk to her on the phone earlier since I was in class.

"Yeah, so our medical record is going electronic and I signed up to be an of expert in the online system - a Super User."

Laughter on the other line ensues.

"Ahila? Why are you laughing?!"

"Super User? Doesn't that strike you as being even a mildly amusing term?"

"Uhhhhh... maybe..."

So even my best friend apparently doesn't appreciate my Super Powers. Sigh. As I recall, even Spiderman felt underappreciated in the first two movies. So when Super User-3 comes out, and an alien symbiote enhances my Super User powers with an eventual man vs. self type of conflict, leading to the eventual conquer of the EpicWeb electronic medical record, I'll have the last laugh.