end of internship

[glazed]

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just a quick post to all the soon-to-be PM&R residents... what are you guys thinking about right now? Last year, I was excited to start internship, but also nervous. Now, I'm pretty pumped for rehab to start, but I'm curious how the transition will be from internal medicine (I did a prelim med year) to rehab. Any insight from the current PM&R rez?

Out,
Glazed

 

[axm397]

just a quick post to all the soon-to-be PM&R residents... what are you guys thinking about right now? Last year, I was excited to start internship, but also nervous. Now, I'm pretty pumped for rehab to start, but I'm curious how the transition will be from internal medicine (I did a prelim med year) to rehab. Any insight from the current PM&R rez?

Out,
Glazed

my biggest surprise is how quickly your body gets lazy - the same body able to work q4 call and 80hr work week quickly gets used to q14call and 7-5 5days a week work hours. It's amazing how we started to complain about the smallest stuff and groan everytime we were on call (every 2 weeks or so) so quickly after our intern year!

The hardest part was getting used to running things on my own - no senior resident to look to for support. Just you and your attending... And god forbid there's a code - you're usually running it. My PALS certification class was probably the most intimidating since I barely did any Peds during my intern year.

The other part is how much MEDICINE there really is in in-patient rehab. And how it's not as cush as I thought it would be.

Anyways, you're almost done with the hardest part of your training and perhaps your career - congratulations and welcome to PM&R. I hope you will all continue to stay involved on sdn to help mentor other students entering the field and to share information with other residents and physiatrists!

 

[chauffeur]

i'm a pgy1 at large 800+ bed east coast hospital and we transfer out some seriously sick and deconditioned pts to different rehab hospitals and ECFs in the area. this gave me some sense of the small population of pts i'll be seeing for 12 mos over the course of the next 3 yrs in rehab. i imagine next year will be a bit like running a step-down unit by myself... not the most thrilling experience. 🙁

 

[AviatorDoc]

Finishing PGY-1

I'm really looking forward to it. It's interesting you mention the ease in which our bodies get lazy. I've noticed it even in the midst of this transitional year, going from ridiculously busy months to kind of busy months, but I havent thought about it going into next year.

I start with TBI. I chose that for a few reasons. One, this was the busiest, so I would still be in "intern" mode as far as workload. Two, it's a field I think I'm least interested in. Having said that, the TBI attending here is the department chair, and from what I've heard, great to work with. I guess I'm just going to go into it with an open mind, and learn as much as I can while I'm green and eager.

 

[axm397]

Just a quick reminder to PLEASE sign up to be resident mentors through the AAPMR website and to let us include you on the SDN roster as potential contacts for your programs. Please pm me if you are interested.