- Joined
- Apr 23, 2016
- Messages
- 18
- Reaction score
- 23
Hi everyone,
Chief resident at a large Northeast program here. I'm in the CCM fellowship pipeline right now, and have been wrestling with the same questions every applicant has this time of year: what programs are "good," what to look for in a training program, etc. I've thought about posting these questions on this forum, but they are tired topics and there's plenty of useful, general information already around.
I realized that the reason these threads pop up so much (e.g. "I scored a 226 on my Step 1 - HALP!" or "Name the good CCM fellowships") is because the OPs, like me, don't have good, experienced mentors. Someone to walk them through climbing the professional ladder and finding a good job without having to figure it out the hard way. One of the reasons this anesthesia forum is so active is because you regulars here go to great lengths to provide a sort of mentorship to lost souls like myself.
So thank you for your insight over the years. Have any of you cultivated a mentoring relationship with other anesthesiologists? Do you think our personality types in this field make it tougher to find a mentor? My invitation to others (and to myself) is to find someone to mentor now - pay it forward. There are a lot of Lone Wolves who choose anesthesia as a career, but maybe we could do better in showing the ropes to those behind us?
Just my 2 cents.
Chief resident at a large Northeast program here. I'm in the CCM fellowship pipeline right now, and have been wrestling with the same questions every applicant has this time of year: what programs are "good," what to look for in a training program, etc. I've thought about posting these questions on this forum, but they are tired topics and there's plenty of useful, general information already around.
I realized that the reason these threads pop up so much (e.g. "I scored a 226 on my Step 1 - HALP!" or "Name the good CCM fellowships") is because the OPs, like me, don't have good, experienced mentors. Someone to walk them through climbing the professional ladder and finding a good job without having to figure it out the hard way. One of the reasons this anesthesia forum is so active is because you regulars here go to great lengths to provide a sort of mentorship to lost souls like myself.
So thank you for your insight over the years. Have any of you cultivated a mentoring relationship with other anesthesiologists? Do you think our personality types in this field make it tougher to find a mentor? My invitation to others (and to myself) is to find someone to mentor now - pay it forward. There are a lot of Lone Wolves who choose anesthesia as a career, but maybe we could do better in showing the ropes to those behind us?
Just my 2 cents.