That's awesome, you must be in UT?
As a fellow intern I feel your pain. The money wasted on the pt's you describe is ridiculous. Too bad there's not a 3 strike law on patients that waste resources. The sense of entitlement is out of control. A few weeks ago at the resident clinic I had an ex-convict prostitute pt that showed up for her appt 3 hours early. She was irritated that she had to wait and ended up creating a scene, threatening the clinic CEO, and was ultimately escorted to jail by the police. What was her appointment for? Another desperate attempt to acquire narcotics from me despite multiple denials and after multiple referrals to pain management (she was discharged from pain management for drug seeking behavior), all on the tax payers dime. CA-1 year can't come soon enough.
