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dating within your program
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Both happen all the time. There are a lot of residents who say they would never date someone within the program, and then you see them together with another. I think everybody has to make their own decision on it. Personally, I doubt I could ever do it, but it does make for nice schedules and similar lifestyles. But if you have a bad breakup, uh oh.
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It happens. I married someone in my department (as a grad student). But you may want to check and see if the hospital has "rules" about who can date. IE: dating someone who evaluates you or whom you evaluate is a no-no. And, obviously, don't date your patients!
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It's nice and easy because it's so convenient, but as yaah already stated, if there's an ugly breakup...watch out.
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Be careful with dating within your department or residency program. I have seen it happen including the inevitable nasty breakups. One call night, a senior ended up with two of his ex-girlfriends covering two floors. The three hated each others guts so much that patient related communication suffered. Not good.
Dating someone outside of your department is a-OK. I hooked up with a resident from a different service (and eventually married her).
- can't date medstudents while they are on your service
- can't date nursing/tech students period
- can date grown up nursing staff, PT's etc.
Dating someone outside of your department is a-OK. I hooked up with a resident from a different service (and eventually married her).
- can't date medstudents while they are on your service
- can't date nursing/tech students period
- can date grown up nursing staff, PT's etc.
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f_w said:
why can't you date nursing students?
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Never eat where you s$!t. That's what one trauma surgeon attending told me.
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> why can't you date nursing students?
Because you can get yourself fired from your residency without much recourse.
Emphasis on the word 'student'. While you are not in a position to evaluate these students, it makes very bad PR for the hospital if you knock up some 18 year old farm beauty who ventured into the big city to become a nurse.
Because you can get yourself fired from your residency without much recourse.
Emphasis on the word 'student'. While you are not in a position to evaluate these students, it makes very bad PR for the hospital if you knock up some 18 year old farm beauty who ventured into the big city to become a nurse.
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f_w said:
Definitely agree with the first two. Not 100% sure about the third, though. It seems like a nasty breakup with someone on the nursing staff could put you in a bad place. I'm just envisioning a call night with q5" pt updates from a not so happy ex taking care of one of your patients.
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I wouldn't date either one...just too dangerous if something goes wrong (and more than likely, it will).
