Good Luck!

[Winged Scapula]

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Best wishes to all the new interns and residents who are starting today.

Remember they can't stop the clock, and it will get better.

 

[docB]

I walked into the ED yesterday and it was like seeing a herd of deer in the headlights. Don't let the patients know you're afraid. They can smell fear.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I walked into the ED yesterday and it was like seeing a herd of deer in the headlights. Don't let the patients know you're afraid. They can smell fear.

I can smell it from here...must be all the wildfire smoke carrying it along the winds.😛

 

[HCE]

I can smell it from here...must be all the wildfire smoke carrying it along the winds.😛

I love the smell of interns in the morning....

 

[OldPsychDoc]

I love the smell of interns in the morning....

<whew!> ...unless they're post-call!

 

[DarthNeurology]

Who knew how much one forgets over two months!😳 Glad I'm in clinic . . . Newborns smell fear too😱

 

[Ludicolo]

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[Dr Serenity]

Love the pic!!

So far, no iatrogenic badness yet because of me...may it stay that way for as long as possible...😀

 

[Blade28]

The new interns here can be quite nervous... 🙂

 

[buckley]

Thanks Winged...So bloody lost, I feel I'm hypothyroid...but then I'm also nervous and (+)palpitations..It is so tough learning the ropes of a new hospital. Oh yeah, I lost my pager--just one week! And I totally made a lot of documentation errors...how in the world?! And I have never felt so out-of-place in my entire life...On the positive side however, I do feel a smile whenever a patient thanks me like a real doctor...! And ugh Im eating so much junk....it's terrible!

 

[Winged Scapula]

Awww....buckley. I'm sorry you're having a hard time adjusting.

Its ALWAYS difficult at a new place - you don't know where anything is, what forms to fill out, whom to call and to top it off, if you haven't spent a considerable amount of time in a US hospital, even the basic stuff seems "foreign" to you.

It WILL get better and don't let those who don't understand get you down; I'll bet there's just as much stuff they get wrong and you don't notice it.

PS...what did you decide to carry all your "stuff" in? Does it all fit into your long coat?😉

 

[DOCTORSAIB]

I'm 3 weeks into my ICU rotation (yeah, talk about being thrown to the wolves on day one) and am finally starting to get a handle of things. It's incredible the amount of data that is available on these patients. Every vital sign has a range, there are ABGs, VBGs, vent settings, I/Os, chest tubes, etc, etc, etc.

Not to mention 50 millions forms that need to be filled out and oh yeah, don't forget to call so-and-so attending about his patient b/c he gets pissed if he's not updated everynight. But don't call Dr. so-and-so b/c he hates being called at night. I'm beginning to see that a huge part of internship is just learning the system.

There are days when my confidence is very low (which is a strange feeling for me b/c I was a very confident student) and days where I'm not doing too bad. Although I'm beginning to realize more "up" days than "down" days lately. Anybody else feel like this too?

Oh, and I'm still not used to introducing myself as "Dr" to patients...

 

[buckley]

Awww....buckley. I'm sorry you're having a hard time adjusting.

Its ALWAYS difficult at a new place - you don't know where anything is, what forms to fill out, whom to call and to top it off, if you haven't spent a considerable amount of time in a US hospital, even the basic stuff seems "foreign" to you.

It WILL get better and don't let those who don't understand get you down; I'll bet there's just as much stuff they get wrong and you don't notice it.

PS...what did you decide to carry all your "stuff" in? Does it all fit into your long coat?😉

It is tough...hahaha....and not having my fanny pack makes it tougher! No it does not fit in the pockets of my LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG coat (which really turned out to be too big for me!) and we still haven't gotten any lockers...huhuhu...so I am lugging a shoulder bag around...
I may be that lost intern, but I certainly don't want to be the whiny one. At the end of the day, I'm still grateful to be where I am and hopefully I'll get my act together.

 

[Winged Scapula]

It is tough...hahaha....and not having my fanny pack makes it tougher! No it does not fit in the pockets of my LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG coat (which really turned out to be too big for me!) and we still haven't gotten any lockers...huhuhu...so I am lugging a shoulder bag around...
I may be that lost intern, but I certainly don't want to be the whiny one. At the end of the day, I'm still grateful to be where I am and hopefully I'll get my act together.

a la "pleasantly demented", eh? 😉

I can't believe there isn't a call room or someplace safe to put your belongings. But yes, it is MUCH better to be lost and funny about it than to be the whiny one. Reputations built as an intern will last a long time.

 

[buckley]

a la "pleasantly demented", eh? 😉

I can't believe there isn't a call room or someplace safe to put your belongings. But yes, it is MUCH better to be lost and funny about it than to be the whiny one. Reputations built as an intern will last a long time.

well..it's not so pleasant...but i'll take demented
i sincerely hope my reputation will not be built on the past two weeks. oh dear lord, let me look back on this next year and laugh my heart out...

 

[iamcatwoman]

Loving it!

Unlike Buckley, I ended up with a short coat with too-short sleeves. I have so many things weighing down my pockets that the front panels of my coat have actually stretched out and hang lower than the back.

And is anyone else having issues with their scrub pants fitting like MC Hammer trousers?

But loving it - wardrobe malfunctions and all.

 

[Faebinder]

Started two weeks ago. Was on call first day 😀 Still alive and kicking. I have concluded the following:

1) I sign my name way too many times in a day.

2) I hate lunch, it slows me down.

3) My dictation voice can put a manic patient to sleep. (True!)

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Reputations built as an intern will last a long time.

WS speaks the truth. This is going into my orientation speech.

 

[bigapple34]

well... i am finding that i am a complete ***** in the OR. I follow my senior around like a puppy half the day since once i am done with the consults I have to do and any cases I have to scrub on I don't know what to do with myself and i feel guilty just sitting around. In alot of ways i feel like the medical students are smarter than i am, and I get lost in the hospital on a daily basis. I miss my husband and my son... and i hope everyday that i made the right decision. On a lighter note... I do love what i am doing, in all it's uncomfortable, demoralizing, and downright scary glory. I know that the first few months are going to be hard.. but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.