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Question for those among us:
What are the benefits of being a chief resident, and is it actually worth doing? To me, it seems like you get a ton of work to do, a lot of it being hassle (schedules, dealing with problem residents or problem issues, etc). Of course, some of it is nice, i.e. interactions with faculty and a bigger say in the runnings of the program.
However, it seems like "being chief resident" has become something that gunners have to do (I am on an anti-gunner rant lately, perhaps because med school admissions are starting up again, I dunno) in order to buff up their CV. Does it really matter though? Are gunners deluding themselves?
Our chief residents are elected during their 2nd year of residency (eek), and are assistant chief (called ass chief of course )for a year before being chief 4th year. Which means this might come up soon for moi. I am half tempted to just say no thanks, and let someone else deal with everyone's ****. But the other half of me says it would be a cool experience. I don't give a crap how it makes my CV look. Of course, some other resident will probably campaign for it and people wouldn't vote for me anyway because I can come off as arrogant or aloof, depending on your point of view. So it may be moot anyway.
Can anyone think of any non-gunner motivations to be chief resident, other than learning about the workings of the department? That's about all I can come up with, other than the $0.30 extra you get per month or whatever it is.
What are the benefits of being a chief resident, and is it actually worth doing? To me, it seems like you get a ton of work to do, a lot of it being hassle (schedules, dealing with problem residents or problem issues, etc). Of course, some of it is nice, i.e. interactions with faculty and a bigger say in the runnings of the program.
However, it seems like "being chief resident" has become something that gunners have to do (I am on an anti-gunner rant lately, perhaps because med school admissions are starting up again, I dunno) in order to buff up their CV. Does it really matter though? Are gunners deluding themselves?
Our chief residents are elected during their 2nd year of residency (eek), and are assistant chief (called ass chief of course )for a year before being chief 4th year. Which means this might come up soon for moi. I am half tempted to just say no thanks, and let someone else deal with everyone's ****. But the other half of me says it would be a cool experience. I don't give a crap how it makes my CV look. Of course, some other resident will probably campaign for it and people wouldn't vote for me anyway because I can come off as arrogant or aloof, depending on your point of view. So it may be moot anyway.
Can anyone think of any non-gunner motivations to be chief resident, other than learning about the workings of the department? That's about all I can come up with, other than the $0.30 extra you get per month or whatever it is.