MD co ‘20 Residency Panic Thread

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MerYangBey said:
If it makes you feel any better I had a very similar clinical experience. Very few notes, little consistency, varying expectations. In all honesty I think I had 3 solid rotations in 2 years. So I really really get how you feel. But we can learn all this stuff. It’s gonna suck for a bit though lol.
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I think i only had one true rotation to open my eyes to what comes with residency. I was treated like an intern and had all the intern responsibilities
 
Giovanotto said:
Anyone else getting their licensing fees and licensing exams (step3/comlex3) refunded? Woot woot!
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The benefits are real, I keep learning about new ones. Still figuring out how to set up the iPhone they gave us and wondering how I’ll spend all this lunch money. Coming from a stingy/broke med school, all these small things make it feel like we are VIPs. Very happy with my coresidents too, everyone is really cool and normal.
 
21Rush12 said:
The benefits are real, I keep learning about new ones. Still figuring out how to set up the iPhone they gave us and wondering how I’ll spend all this lunch money. Coming from a stingy/broke med school, all these small things make it feel like we are VIPs. Very happy with my coresidents too, everyone is really cool and normal.
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I’m glad so far things are working out.
I learned that while we don’t get specific things refunded, we get $1200 added to our paycheck for food stipend and we get so much a month for an educational allowance. The residents told us in the beginning they didn’t know what we get so I’m ecstatic.
 
samac said:
I’m glad so far things are working out.
I learned that while we don’t get specific things refunded, we get $1200 added to our paycheck for food stipend and we get so much a month for an educational allowance. The residents told us in the beginning they didn’t know what we get so I’m ecstatic.
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Honestly extra $ >>>>> mandated card/tickets for food! That’s great!
 
"Hey HowAreYaNow, have you guys engaged in epic training or hospital wide orientation?"

No, chief residents. In fact, we were told to utilize this employees only portal with no ability to actually access it! And riddle me this, chief residents, how is it that our GME office can send all this stuff yet can't be bothered to answer our emails?

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HowAreYaNow said:
"Hey HowAreYaNow, have you guys engaged in epic training or hospital wide orientation?"

No, chief residents. In fact, we were told to utilize this employees only portal with no ability to actually access it! And riddle me this, chief residents, how is it that our GME office can send all this stuff yet can't be bothered to answer our emails?

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That’s obnoxious.
 
At your guys' programs, or just in general, do paid sick leave days kind of just never get used if you don't get sick?
 
HowAreYaNow said:
"Hey HowAreYaNow, have you guys engaged in epic training or hospital wide orientation?"

No, chief residents. In fact, we were told to utilize this employees only portal with no ability to actually access it! And riddle me this, chief residents, how is it that our GME office can send all this stuff yet can't be bothered to answer our emails?

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I honestly think there would be less confusion if we were doing in person orientation. Because chances are we would have already logged into the portal/network. We’ve had the same confusion because it seems all the stuff they’re currently referencing in orientation requires login to the portal which none of us currently can access so it’s confusing.
 
ciestar said:
Figs came today. They are super comfortable. I definitely could have done a size small, but i got the joggers and im sure i’ll be thankful for the extra room.
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I’m going to order a few pairs I think. I’m so sad the mauve is sold out!
 
I have never encountered a more detailed and involved orientation and it's just been two days. There are so many different things to keep track of - licensing, loans, retirement, COVID, training, etc etc etc 😕
 
samac said:
I’m 99% sure I’ve forgotten everything from my EMR training and I’m just gonna wing it and hope for the best.
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Every resident who has come and talked to us has said this is how it is for everyone and they all get through it! I think you’re on the right track.
 
Oedipa Maas said:
Every resident who has come and talked to us has said this is how it is for everyone and they all get through it! I think you’re on the right track.
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I was recently talking to a friend of mine from med school who basically said the same thing about intern year in general, that the first few weeks suck for everyone but that you survive and get better at it.

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HowAreYaNow said:
I was recently talking to a friend of mine from med school who basically said the same thing about intern year in general, that the first few weeks suck for everyone but that you survive and get better at it.

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I had the opportunity to rotate with the same resident when I was an M3 and she was an intern and then again when I was an M4 and she was a PGY2. Night and day. Completely confident and competent as a senior. Definitely a mess as an intern. Hopefully she thought the same of me and my growth haha.
 
HowAreYaNow said:
I was recently talking to a friend of mine from med school who basically said the same thing about intern year in general, that the first few weeks suck for everyone but that you survive and get better at it.

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Not gonna lie I’m not too excited about struggling and not knowing stuff and sucking at life. I can’t help but feel med school should have been more useful. Lol especially the one I went to. Could be a lot more relevant. But instead we spent 25000 hours talking about professionalism. (Ok I’m salty)
 
I think spending the last 3 months sitting at home binge-watching Netflix, eating and sleeping all day has unfortunately made me lack the energy to meet up with fellow interns or do social things. I don't even feel like leaving my couch haha.
 
sharkbyte said:
Same for us. Scrubs are allowed at all times, even for clinic. I'm super glad I don't have to iron any dress clothes for a while haha
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They only ask that we wear a white coat while in clinic if youre going to wear scrubs. Then launder it.
 
my program offers us meal money added to our ID cards but we can opt out of it and have that money put in our paychecks instead. i'm so tempted to just keep it in my paycheck but i feel like there's gonna be days where i don't wanna bring my own food
 
Oh_Gee said:
my program offers us meal money added to our ID cards but we can opt out of it and have that money put in our paychecks instead. i'm so tempted to just keep it in my paycheck but i feel like there's gonna be days where i don't wanna bring my own food
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Can’t you just have it go to your paycheck and use a credit/debit card or something on those days?
 
So apparently the Evals we do for medical students go into their MSPE. They told us we need to make sure to include things they did well and ways they can improve.
No way I’m doing that to those kids. Unless you’re the worst medical student I’ve ever interacted with you’re getting no negative comments on paper. Might give some face to face feedback, but why be like “intentionally say bad things that go onto their residency application”
 
samac said:
So apparently the Evals we do for medical students go into their MSPE. They told us we need to make sure to include things they did well and ways they can improve.
No way I’m doing that to those kids. Unless you’re the worst medical student I’ve ever interacted with you’re getting no negative comments on paper. Might give some face to face feedback, but why be like “intentionally say bad things that go onto their residency application”
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You the real MVP.
 
samac said:
So apparently the Evals we do for medical students go into their MSPE. They told us we need to make sure to include things they did well and ways they can improve.
No way I’m doing that to those kids. Unless you’re the worst medical student I’ve ever interacted with you’re getting no negative comments on paper. Might give some face to face feedback, but why be like “intentionally say bad things that go onto their residency application”
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Wow, that’s horrible
 
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