Best memory of intern year

[saanjana]

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Hey Guys!

Wow, its been such a long time since I've posted here...this place has actually become pretty serious 🙂 Anyhoo...on a lighter note, I was just wondering how intern year has been for everyone? The last time I posted here was way at the beginning of intern year, when I was so scared about being 'on my own.' Turns out, I never really was totally on my own throughout intern year and always had back up. I loved the year, inspite of the hours, the gruelling, the hard work, and overall exhaustion....have lots of fond memories 🙂 Now I'm dead scared of becoming a senior....but maybe I'll be making a similar post this time around next year!

I'll never forget my first day....my co-intern and I had a 26 patient list (we clearly didn't follow ACGME)..and stayed until 12 am trying to take care of everything....our attending found out, and took us out to a bar that night....
then we all went for ice-cream, followed by a movie at our attending's place....slept for 2 hours at her place....and then were back rounding on our patients at 6 in the morning! Possibly the most vivid and memorable night of my intern year!

Sure, I had my rough times...I found myself in tears on unstable patients when I didn't know simple things like how to control SVT...but things got better as the year went on...and at some point I found myself with a smile every single day...and perhaps thats all that matters.


Any one particular incident, story, person, that particularly stood our for anyone? How has the experience been for everyone else?

 

[exgatr]

This sounds really nerdy but...

I'll have to say that I'm endlessly entertained by bolusing septic patients. I just keep hitting them with IVF until their CVP comes up or until I have to turn up their FiO2. Who'd have thought that someone can take 8L of NS? That'll never stop amazing me.

Also, I think one of the greatest feelings in medicine is when you cannulate the vein and feel the blood rushing into the syringe, and then you get the great tactile feeling of threading the wire...

Wow, that sounds gory, but it floats my boat.

 

[Long Dong]

The best memory of intern year was when I was on an elective rotation chillin at the beach cause my elective let me out before noon.

 

[GeraldMonroe]

I'll never forget my first day....my co-intern and I had a 26 patient list (we clearly didn't follow ACGME)..and stayed until 12 am trying to take care of everything....our attending found out, and took us out to a bar that night....
then we all went for ice-cream, followed by a movie at our attending's place....slept for 2 hours at her place....and then were back rounding on our patients at 6 in the morning!

That sounds like something on TV. Did that really happen? Why didn't you sleep through the movie?

 

[saanjana]

Also, I think one of the greatest feelings in medicine is when you cannulate the vein and feel the blood rushing into the syringe, and then you get the great tactile feeling of threading the wire...

Actually I have the same feeling (the few times that I actually got it.....)...and then I remember one time, my senior had to step in and do it cus I couldn't get it....and that was the first time I saw bright red blood coming out during the procedure...yup...went straight for the carotid - certainly not my best memory, but I'll never forget that (or the 45 minutes of pressure I had to apply afterwards to keep it from bleeding....oooh..painful!)

 

[saanjana]

That sounds like something on TV. Did that really happen? Why didn't you sleep through the movie?

You wouldn't have either....my attending was drunk 🙂

 

[asmallchild]

I imagine my best memory will be handing in the beeper and moving on after prelim year 😉

 

[AznTrojan]

I imagine my best memory will be handing in the beeper and moving on after prelim year 😉

same here 😀

 

[Frijolero]

You wouldn't have either....my attending was drunk 🙂

I'm throwing the b.s. flag here. So you finished up at 12am, went to the bar and at least 1 out of three got drunk, and then fewer than 6 hours later went back to the hospital to round? Good story, but, really?

 

[GeraldMonroe]

I second the b.s. flag. The alcohol gets one flag, and the second : you're implying that the drunk attending did something improper. Except, if she did do something 'improper' (aka made out with you), why would she do it with another resident present?

 

[Winged Scapula]

Yeah how many attendings take out brand new interns for drinks and let them stay over at her house?

 

[doc4life95]

Hey Guys!

Wow, its been such a long time since I've posted here...this place has actually become pretty serious 🙂 Anyhoo...on a lighter note, I was just wondering how intern year has been for everyone? The last time I posted here was way at the beginning of intern year, when I was so scared about being 'on my own.' Turns out, I never really was totally on my own throughout intern year and always had back up. I loved the year, inspite of the hours, the gruelling, the hard work, and overall exhaustion....have lots of fond memories 🙂 Now I'm dead scared of becoming a senior....but maybe I'll be making a similar post this time around next year!

I'll never forget my first day....my co-intern and I had a 26 patient list (we clearly didn't follow ACGME)..and stayed until 12 am trying to take care of everything....our attending found out, and took us out to a bar that night....
then we all went for ice-cream, followed by a movie at our attending's place....slept for 2 hours at her place....and then were back rounding on our patients at 6 in the morning! Possibly the most vivid and memorable night of my intern year!

Sure, I had my rough times...I found myself in tears on unstable patients when I didn't know simple things like how to control SVT...but things got better as the year went on...and at some point I found myself with a smile every single day...and perhaps thats all that matters.


Any one particular incident, story, person, that particularly stood our for anyone? How has the experience been for everyone else?

This is actually an encouraging AND Inspiring story. Hope to have just one day like that in near future!

 

[themadmike]

Best Day in Residency !!!!!!



one of the best days in my residency was when after almost a year I finally saw the attending that gave me my first interview here!! The attending that helped me to get one of the spots in the program. It happened while we were in noon conference at 12 pm. I didn't even recognize her. I helped her set up the slide show presentation. Then she turned on the slide show, and her name was on the slide show presentation. I was in a state of quiet shock. I can feel my heart racing fast. I was so elated, (nice word huh? elated? ..lol) I was really happy inside. lol. I thought to myself "I have been looking to thank her an entire year. I turned to one of the 1st years sitting next to me "Thats the attending that gave me the interview." I can almost remember what the interview was like. I remember being in the waiting room. When it was my turn to interview I left the waiting office and saw the Male attending; who seem very cheerful and easy going, I almost regretted not having him for one second, but that all changed when I first saw her. She seem very soft spoken and nice. I remember walking into her office and saying "so how is everything going? Busy day?" She was surprised I think when I asked her this, shesmiled and said "Yeah its pretty busy. Its a lot of work." And we sat down and we started the interview. Needless to say it was one of the best interviews I had ever had. I had about 10-12 offers when I applied that year (2008) This was my second interview. MY first had been at Jamaica hospitla in queens (another memorable interview. I even cried in that interview. They also send me letter stating they would rank me high, but no pre-match). This was my second interview. I never forgot how calm she was and well spoken. She had a nice soft demeanor to her and was very educated, spoke in soft sentences. I really tried to control my emotions and tried to rise to her level. I read a lot of interview books that said you should adapt to the person that interviews you. Try to relate to them on a common level. We really had a good talk. When I left the room and went down stairs, my wife was waiting for me. I told her "wow, that was a good interview" She was like "it was?" I said "that was probably best interview I ever had." ( I had gone to 16 interviews the last 2 years.) Even if I didn't get the spot I would still say it was the best interview I have had. Everything just seem to "click". She asked me during the interview if I had plans to stay in the area. It was a strange question. No one had ever asked me that befor. I told her I would definitely like to stay in the are. I never thought anything of it. But 2 days later I received a pre-match offer in the mail. I went the next day to sign and cancelled my other 9 interviwews. TO this day I framed that letter of the offer -it sits in the office in my apartment. I later came back to the office and wrote her a thank you email. I wanted to buy her a Tiffany gift pen (silver) but the quality was bad(I still plan on buying her something.). I was expecting to see her when I started residency. But that was her last few days their at the program. GO figure. lol. Fate ? Maybe.

Any ways, I was really excited to see her!!! I waited till the lecture finished and till everyone left the room. I think she was kind of surprised to see me. She had a plate of food in her hand. I went up to her and told her "I'm not sure if you remember me. I interviewed here with you last year?" she said "Yeah I remember you. How is it going?" I smiled and said "its been going really good. I just wanted to tell you that I have been looking to talk to you for the last year. They told me you are no longer here, but at the sleep center. " she said "yeah I work at H___ sleep center." I then said "I just wanted to tell you that I wish you all the goodness of Life. From the bottom of my heart. I wish you all the happiness that is possible on earth. You are a very great and special person. I never forgot our conversation. And I wanted to thank you once again from the bottom of my heart. (I think I had few tears in my eyes.)" She was a bit surprised when I said this. She smiled and said "Your welcome." I told her "you really are a special person. Thank you very much. Thank you for giving me this opportunity." I tried not to say too much. I didn't want to scare her. lol. That's what my wife says of me sometimes when I'm grateful to some people. I shook her hand and put my hand on her arm and looked at her and said "thank you." I turned around and as I was walking out she added "Do you like it here?" I turned around and with a smile on my face, and watery eyes "I love it here." I left the room and didn't look back. I wanted her to eat her food. (She still had the plate of food on her hands.) I didn't want to say anything else. It was the end of another great, but short interview. I wanted to remember it like that. overall one of the best days I've ever had here.

God Bless

Dr. Mike

 

[doc4life95]

Dr Mike
your blog is really helpful
especially below

When I talked to her, I honestly felt she was neurotic and kind of pushy. But then I took a step back and tried to place myself in her shoes. I realized that its difficult to let go of people we love in this life. And it should be. It should not be something easy. We should all fight long and hard for the people we love, because we love them and cant live without them. Sometimes your judgment can get clouded and you might need time letting go, but for some its difficult and
it should be understood.
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