“Half the time, I hate my job...Half the time, I’d do it for free.”

[fishingboat]

I thought this was about as honest a portrayal of life as a surgery resident as I've read by a non-physician. Several choice anecdotes within.


https://catapult.co/stories/the-surgical-resident-life

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[dpmd]

Pretty good read. Captures something hard to describe to those not in it.

 

[ACSurgeon]

Half the time we do work for free, 80-hrs and all

 

[Winged Scapula]

@LucidSplash posted that on FB a few days back and I also enjoyed it.

My only 2 "WTF" moments were the gallbladder picture and the staff member going and getting the residents food (seemingly on a regular basis).

 

[LucidSplash]

@LucidSplash posted that on FB a few days back and I also enjoyed it.

My only 2 "WTF" moments were the gallbladder picture and the staff member going and getting the residents food (seemingly on a regular basis).

Yeah that seemed a little creepy. Or they were in a relationship and he just left that part out. But the consumption of Thai food while complaining about a workup by medicine service is basically my call weekend over and over.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Yeah that seemed a little creepy. Or they were in a relationship and he just left that part out. But the consumption of Thai food while complaining about a workup by medicine service is basically my call weekend over and over.

Sure, but having a hospital employee go get it and deliver it to you? I mean my BF would but I don't recall any staff doing that for us on a regular basis.

 

[mimelim]

Sure, but having a hospital employee go get it and deliver it to you? I mean my BF would but I don't recall any staff doing that for us on a regular basis.

I know seriously, that is what device/drug reps are for.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I kind of got the impression she was doing that as a part of her research for writing the article?

I see.

It's been over a week since I've read the article but I came away with the sense that she was befriending the residents and bringing them dinner because of that (then again our cafeteria was open 23 hours a day so we didn't really need anyone to bring us food).


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[caffeinemia]

Interesting -- attendings buy me food all the time. Disclaimer: I've yet to sleep with any of them.

 

[Psai]

Interesting -- attendings buy me food all the time. Disclaimer: I've yet to sleep with any of them.

As a future attending I suggest that you try new things

 

[caffeinemia]

As a future attending I suggest that you try new things

Is that a come on?

 

[dpmd]

Is that a come on?

Depends on what you look like.

 

[wholeheartedly]

I see.

It's been over a week since I've read the article but I came away with the sense that she was befriending the residents and bringing them dinner because of that (then again our cafeteria was open 23 hours a day so we didn't really need anyone to bring us food).


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meh, I got the impression she just became close friends with a few of the residents. then others probably opened up for the story.

"I have the privilege of bearing witness to their setbacks and breakthroughs. Dear friendships have bloomed with some, like Sabrina, in the cracks between workups and lectures and surgeries. "

I did a bit of teaching for residents and fellows at my old job and became pretty good friends with a couple, an outside of work as well type friendship. Our cafeteria wasn't 24 hrs, so there was one or two I would've brought food to if the situation called for it. Then again, they would've done same for me.

 

[caffeinemia]

Depends on what you look like.

I look .... dermatology good. Kidding but not kidding.

 

[AdmiralChz]

I look .... dermatology good. Kidding but not kidding.

I'll be sure to get you real Starbucks coffee rather than the typical hospital swill on the AM coffee run then.

 

[caffeinemia]

I'll be sure to get you real Starbucks coffee rather than the typical hospital swill on the AM coffee run then.

I'm pretty sure @wingedscapula would get me Capital Grille. What is this Starbucks shieet.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I'm pretty sure @wingedscapula would get me Capital Grille. What is this Starbucks shieet.

Pshhhh...Capital Grille? Plebeian.

Only Mastros for my bae.


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[Psai]

Pshhhh...Capital Grille? Plebeian.

Only Mastros for my bae.


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So uh about those digits...

 

[caffeinemia]

Pshhhh...Capital Grille? Plebeian.

Only Mastros for my bae.


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Wow. I didn't think this relationship was at that stage yet. Better step up my game.