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The question I have is, how can people get away with not showing up? On all of my rotations, if you so much as take a piss without telling anyone people wonder where you have disappeared to and then reprimand you for not being present while they talk about what we are going to eat at the cafeteria. For what its worth, I can't wait to be finished with this bullsh*t too. 23 more weeks (primary care, ugh)...
PS- my motivation: dont want to look dumb in front of Medicine attending
PS- my motivation: dont want to look dumb in front of Medicine attending
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Pray for 4th year to come soon.... It's such a joke and you really don't have to show up at the hospital at all. I'm on my 10th straight week of vacation with 4 more weeks coming up and then an international rotation in china (another 4 week vacation) to round out the year. Plus, you get treated with a lot more respect as a 4th year.
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bargaindoctor said:
How do you not fail all your rotations? At my school one or two unexcused absences would probably be enough to fail you. Maybe passing could be your motivation -- because I cannot believe that you could be absent that much and still pass.
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How about this for motivation................
Not killing your patients when you are the Intern Dr.
To me, that seems like all the motivation someone would need to follow around those who are not killing their patients because they have experience.
In my eyes, MSII and MSIV years can be analogous to us being the understudy to the star in a Broadway show.(Obviously though, with a hell of a lot more consequences than not learning our lines-that is, pt's lives').
If we do not learn it now, we are setting ourselves up for failure as Interns down the road. Not to mention we will not be able to do justice to our patients when we are treating them.
Believe me, I find myself in the middle of the day wondering the same thing, "why am I not more motivated. I should go read instead of sitting here doing nothing."
It is at those moments that I tell myself that I want to be the best
Dr. I can be and that I first want to 'Do no harm' to my patients.
Just my opinion.
Chisel
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Not killing your patients when you are the Intern Dr.
To me, that seems like all the motivation someone would need to follow around those who are not killing their patients because they have experience.
In my eyes, MSII and MSIV years can be analogous to us being the understudy to the star in a Broadway show.(Obviously though, with a hell of a lot more consequences than not learning our lines-that is, pt's lives').
If we do not learn it now, we are setting ourselves up for failure as Interns down the road. Not to mention we will not be able to do justice to our patients when we are treating them.
Believe me, I find myself in the middle of the day wondering the same thing, "why am I not more motivated. I should go read instead of sitting here doing nothing."
It is at those moments that I tell myself that I want to be the best
Dr. I can be and that I first want to 'Do no harm' to my patients.
Just my opinion.
Chisel
PCOM DO 2006
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Third year is a lot of work, yes, but 4th year is like the light at the end of the tunnel, because you'll look back and realize that you've come a long way, and have learned a lot not just in terms of knowledge, but also clinical performance (talking to patients, thinking about diagnoses, etc.). You'll feel empowered, in my opinion, and that will motivate you to keep going. As to what others have said, yeah, I'm surprised that you can go that many days without showing up and not get in trouble. Don't let all these years of higher education go to waste over a few absences. Just plug away, and you'll be fine. Good luck!
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The OP is a medical student in the UK where there is a bit less expected of medical students.
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Kimberli Cox said:
Well, Kimberli, I'm sorry to say that there are US med students similar to this. A student at my hospital was ragging about something and said, "dude, I'm a fourth year. I'm not reading anything. I'm done with Boards." That will be the same student who is pissed off and calls me a gunner when I know the answer to some medicine question. Too bad I can't just call her a slacker....
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electra said:
Oh, believe me...I know they exist. I was just poiting out to those who were questioning how the OP could pass his courses that the expectations or requirements may be different in the UK. Then agian, it may be the case here in the US, but I would find it hard to justify not even showing up.
