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Hey guys, I am desperately seeking some advice on getting out of my committment.
I am having a lot trouble coping with the adjustment I am having to make. Residency is not what I expected and I think I am at the lowest point of my life right now. I am literally loosing interest in food and sleep and cannot focus on anything at all. I have completely lost confidence and I feel so inadequate. I have easily put in 120 hours last week ...I am in a Gen Surg program on the East Coast as a categorical. I feel like I got deceived into believing the program is less malignant than it really is. I am motivated to do things because I fear being penalized, not because I want to do them.
Calls have been brutal.
I feel like I made a bad decision and I feel stuck. My dilemma is deciding whether it is the environment/atmosphere that I don't like or whether it is the field of General Surgery.
My question is this: What are my options? If I make a final decision to leave after my one year obligation, when and how do I tell my program? If I need to get a token to reapply via ERAS, how can I do that? I'm more limited by time constraints this year since I can hardly interview with much freedom...is it better to try to get a position outside the match?
Thanks a lot.
I am having a lot trouble coping with the adjustment I am having to make. Residency is not what I expected and I think I am at the lowest point of my life right now. I am literally loosing interest in food and sleep and cannot focus on anything at all. I have completely lost confidence and I feel so inadequate. I have easily put in 120 hours last week ...I am in a Gen Surg program on the East Coast as a categorical. I feel like I got deceived into believing the program is less malignant than it really is. I am motivated to do things because I fear being penalized, not because I want to do them.
Calls have been brutal.
I feel like I made a bad decision and I feel stuck. My dilemma is deciding whether it is the environment/atmosphere that I don't like or whether it is the field of General Surgery.
My question is this: What are my options? If I make a final decision to leave after my one year obligation, when and how do I tell my program? If I need to get a token to reapply via ERAS, how can I do that? I'm more limited by time constraints this year since I can hardly interview with much freedom...is it better to try to get a position outside the match?
Thanks a lot.
