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Just looked him up. If he's a clerkship director, does that mean he's going to be grading me eventually? lol
 
BBender716 said:
It's really funny because we literally do ZERO physical exam/vitals stuff until next year. 🙁

We spend this whole year on perfecting the hx and other difficult topics/conversations with patients.
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We've already had to learn physical exams. It kinda was thrown to us all at once. 🙁
 
BBender716 said:
We all just got assigned our "clinical preceptors" that we're required to shadow and work with a number of times during the year.

Out of our small group of 6: 1 ENT, 1 burn unit surgeon, 1 surgical oncologist, 1 anesthesiologist, 1 GP, and then I got Ob/Gyn.

Nothing against Ob/Gyn, it was just one of the specialities I really have little interest in... and I feel like it's the one where I will most often be asked to leave the room. 🙁
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DrYoda said:
eeew. I've already decided ob/gyn will be my least favorite rotation.
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🙁 Someone's gotta deliver babies! (and do pap smears)
 
FloatOn said:
🙁 Someone's gotta deliver babies! (and do pap smears)
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I totally get that. I just feel that many fields are "meh, I don't know enough about it to know if I want to do it so I'll check it out." But Ob/Gyn is one where you can easily be like, "yeah... definitely don't see myself doing that." lol

Fwiw, I have shadowed ob/gyn before so I'm not completely talking out of my ass :laugh:
 
metallica81788 said:
82 is way too high. :scared:

I did well on SPM, but I would have preferred not to and do well on the other ones. SPM was complete trash, though.
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our first test average was 85, second was in 90s i believe, this is not fun!
 
BBender716 said:
I totally get that. I just feel that many fields are "meh, I don't know enough about it to know if I want to do it so I'll check it out." But Ob/Gyn is one where you can easily be like, "yeah... definitely don't see myself doing that." lol

Fwiw, I have shadowed ob/gyn before so I'm not completely talking out of my ass :laugh:
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I'm just hatin. I would rather drop out of school than do derm.

DrYoda said:
Which is fine, so long as that someone isn't me...
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How's life?

Luun said:
lol I'd think about doing it....except for all the complications and the scary lawyers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7CWXzTBkYg
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Have you ever seen "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant"? Every time I've watched it, the mom would be drinking, smoking, and other stuff she really shouldn't be doing and the baby would ALWAYS turn out fine. Sometimes **** happens that cannot be explained.
 
I am so overwhelmed right now. So much to know for our test Friday. 🙁
 
FloatOn said:
I'm just hatin. I would rather drop out of school than do derm.
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lstone13 said:
I am so overwhelmed right now. So much to know for our test Friday. 🙁
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Just think about Friday...I'm def using that as motivation 😀
 
BBender716 said:
We all just got assigned our "clinical preceptors" that we're required to shadow and work with a number of times during the year.

Out of our small group of 6: 1 ENT, 1 burn unit surgeon, 1 surgical oncologist, 1 anesthesiologist, 1 GP, and then I got Ob/Gyn.

Nothing against Ob/Gyn, it was just one of the specialities I really have little interest in... and I feel like it's the one where I will most often be asked to leave the room. 🙁
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If you want any thoughts on ways to make yourself more patient friendly, especially in labor and delivery scenarios, feel free to PM me....most women have the same complaints when it comes to students/men in the room during labor🙂
 
CougarMD said:
If you want any thoughts on ways to make yourself more patient friendly, especially in labor and delivery scenarios, feel free to PM me....most women have the same complaints when it comes to students/men in the room during labor🙂
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Think it'd help that my preceptor is a guy? If he's their ob/gyn, they've got to be comfortable with men "down there" to some extent, right?
 
BBender716 said:
Think it'd help that my preceptor is a guy? If he's their ob/gyn, they've got to be comfortable with men "down there" to some extent, right?
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For sure. But I think that if we're talking about labor, you have to remember that the circumstances are different. Everything is heightened during labor and women are spending a LOT of time exposed.

I would say that the number one complaint I get is that students walk into the room and 1.) Stare at them like they are a ticking time bomb, 2.) JUST stare at ladytown and don't take any time to make eye contact, 3.) Don't talk to them or introduce themselves properly, and 4.) Have no clue what it is like to be in labor.

And this isn't just men....it is OBs and students in general. If you take some time to maybe read a little bit about labor or read a book about labor coaching, you can maybe have some empathy that other students won't have and BELIEVE ME a little bit of empathy and understanding goes a looooong way with a woman in labor.

Like, don't try to talk to a woman during a contraction....it just doesn't work🙂 And talk to HER, not her partner. She isn't sick....she's just preggers🙂 And understand how a lot of women have strong ideas about things they want during labor, and the psychological component of choice is really important for a positive outcome during labor.

A lot of those same rules apply during a general well-woman exam too....don't stare at ladytown, make eye contact, etc etc.


Ok...I will get off my soapbox now😉
 
CougarMD said:
For sure. But I think that if we're talking about labor, you have to remember that the circumstances are different. Everything is heightened during labor and women are spending a LOT of time exposed.

I would say that the number one complaint I get is that students walk into the room and 1.) Stare at them like they are a ticking time bomb, 2.) JUST stare at ladytown and don't take any time to make eye contact, 3.) Don't talk to them or introduce themselves properly, and 4.) Have no clue what it is like to be in labor.

And this isn't just men....it is OBs and students in general. If you take some time to maybe read a little bit about labor or read a book about labor coaching, you can maybe have some empathy that other students won't have and BELIEVE ME a little bit of empathy and understanding goes a looooong way with a woman in labor.

Like, don't try to talk to a woman during a contraction....it just doesn't work🙂 And talk to HER, not her partner. She isn't sick....she's just preggers🙂 And understand how a lot of women have strong ideas about things they want during labor, and the psychological component of choice is really important for a positive outcome during labor.

A lot of those same rules apply during a general well-woman exam too....don't stare at ladytown, make eye contact, etc etc.


Ok...I will get off my soapbox now😉
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In summary: so I'm definitely just going to treat them nicely like normal people and let the attending do the rest. lol sound pretty decent?
 
BBender716 said:
In summary: so I'm definitely just going to treat them nicely like normal people and let the attending do the rest. lol sound pretty decent?
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Yes🙂

And every hospital is different, but generally they ask them if they are ok with a student in the room way before you get there, so you shouldn't really be in the situation of being asked to leave.

And really, I can't emphasize enough reading up about labor....normal lower-risk pregnancy is one of those things that MDs just aren't trained well in, and so if you know about it, it really will make your life easier. If you can get down the bedside manner for labor and delivery, I think you are totally set for it in pretty much any other situation.
 
CougarMD said:
For sure. But I think that if we're talking about labor, you have to remember that the circumstances are different. Everything is heightened during labor and women are spending a LOT of time exposed.

I would say that the number one complaint I get is that students walk into the room and 1.) Stare at them like they are a ticking time bomb, 2.) JUST stare at ladytown and don't take any time to make eye contact, 3.) Don't talk to them or introduce themselves properly, and 4.) Have no clue what it is like to be in labor.

And this isn't just men....it is OBs and students in general. If you take some time to maybe read a little bit about labor or read a book about labor coaching, you can maybe have some empathy that other students won't have and BELIEVE ME a little bit of empathy and understanding goes a looooong way with a woman in labor.

Like, don't try to talk to a woman during a contraction....it just doesn't work🙂 And talk to HER, not her partner. She isn't sick....she's just preggers🙂 And understand how a lot of women have strong ideas about things they want during labor, and the psychological component of choice is really important for a positive outcome during labor.

A lot of those same rules apply during a general well-woman exam too....don't stare at ladytown, make eye contact, etc etc.


Ok...I will get off my soapbox now😉
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In summary: so I'm definitely just going to treat them nicely like normal people and let the attending do the rest. lol sound pretty decent?
 
i think males dominate most medical fields (%tage wise) incl. obgyn, except for pediatrics

with that said, women still feel more comfy with female doctors






midweek inebriation >>>>>>>>


anyone watch broadwalk empire? w/ steve buscemi? its great
 
brooklynblunder said:
i think males dominate most medical fields (%tage wise) incl. obgyn, except for pediatrics

with that said, women still feel more comfy with female doctors






midweek inebriation >>>>>>>>


anyone watch broadwalk empire? w/ steve buscemi? its great
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Darnit, do not tell me that!!!!!!!!! I'm not allowed to watch anymore shows🙁 I saw the previews though and it looked awesome.
 
Finally starting to catch up with my household cleaning stuff.

I just feel like there are so many things I've been putting off for the last 2 weeks that there's no way I can possibly catch up before school engulfs me again. Something tells me that is the life of the med student...
 
lstone13 said:
Well, I wish we had more time with it, but perhaps that's just me... :laugh:
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Me too...they really cram it down on us, I don't remember jack from the last 2 tests anymore! At the review yesterday, the TA was like "what does the Vagus pass under?" We were all confused and were like "what?" He said "the hilum of course!" and we were all like "WTF's the hilum?" :laugh: He looked at us like we were crazy until we realized he was talking about the hilum of the lung 😳
 
dingyibvs said:
Me too...they really cram it down on us, I don't remember jack from the last 2 tests anymore! At the review yesterday, the TA was like "what does the Vagus pass under?" We were all confused and were like "what?" He said "the hilum of course!" and we were all like "WTF's the hilum?" :laugh: He looked at us like we were crazy until we realized he was talking about the hilum of the lung 😳
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:laugh: I know!! Oh well! Tomorrow, we will be done!
 
good luck dingy and lstone!🙂


i have a test on monday-endocrinology. yayyy weekend of studying😛
 
I need to figure out what I'm going to do for my preceptorship in January. Does anybody know any primary care docs or general surgeons where they are? I'm actually kind of looking to do mine somewhere not in Louisiana - it would be interesting.
 
Hi everyone... in italy for another week or so, how is everyone doing?
 
metallica81788 said:
I need to figure out what I'm going to do for my preceptorship in January. Does anybody know any primary care docs or general surgeons where they are? I'm actually kind of looking to do mine somewhere not in Louisiana - it would be interesting.
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Come to my state, I can hook you up with a trauma surgeon! Fall weather is just kicking in and I'm loving it.

drizzt3117 said:
Hi everyone... in italy for another week or so, how is everyone doing?
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When/how did this happen? I want in.
 
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