Difficult Atttending

[doc4life95]

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Any advice on how to deal with a person who feels they "own you" and must micromanage every aspect / second of your day?

 

[OpheliaCarp]

I Suggest you speak to THEM about your concerns
A random message board is hardly the place to resolve your "issues" 😛

 

[CanGas]

Nope, I disagree. Power differential is too great. If you think you have a decent rapport, sure go for it. If not, suck it up. As for a random message board comment the point is moot as the original poster is banned anyways but I think this is a great place to get some advice from those who have gone before instead of sticking your foot in your mouth. Take a look at these threads for some some more advice.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=548150

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=552792

CanGas

I Suggest you speak to THEM about your concerns
A random message board is hardly the place to resolve your "issues" 😛

 

[AmoryBlaine]

Medicine is so full of geeks, creeps, and jerks that the only thing to do is put your head down and pretend to like it.

If you act like a normal person dealing with another normal person and try to talk about the issue chances are you will lose and maybe even be labeled as some sort of trouble maker.

 

[dragonfly99]

I agree with amoryblaine,
although the best defense is usually really being on top of things clinically (i.e. always be on time, have stuff done, have all the labs, write your notes promptly, etc.). Don't give the person ammo to say anything bad about you, and be really pleasant.

 

[jennyboo]

Any advice on how to deal with a person who feels they "own you" and must micromanage every aspect / second of your day?

Pretend you don't notice, don't mention it, don't bring it up, smile a lot, and do your work.

Write whatever you want on that attending's written evaluation later on. But for your current peace and happiness, don't turn an inconvenience into a major issue. Unfortunately, the system is not really made for you to give feedback to this person and s/he will not change. Trying to change them will only cause you trouble.

 

[nasdr]

Write whatever you want on that attending's written evaluation later on.

i've seen people get burned by so called anonymous evaluations. i wouldn't complain in any form, written or verbal, until i became staff.

 

[dragonfly99]

Yeah, the "anonymous" evaluations really aren't so anonymous. It's usually easy for them to figure out who wrote stuff.

 

[CambieMD]

Any advice on how to deal with a person who feels they "own you" and must micromanage every aspect / second of your day?

The attending physician is ultimately responsible for what happens to the patient. Some attendings are better than others at managing the stress of supervising residents and caring for patients.

Show the attending that you are on the ball. This isn't something worth losing sleep over. This attending may have been burned in the past. Do not get into a fight with your attending, that will not help.

Cambie

 

[Dejavu]

Any advice on how to deal with a person who feels they "own you" and must micromanage every aspect / second of your day?

And here I thought I did "own" the people that I am training...Just kidding...🙂