if you had the power and authority...

[Dire Straits]

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in what ways would you reform residency in gsurg? reasonably speaking. i'm curious to know.

 

[Celiac Plexus]

in what ways would you reform residency in gsurg? reasonably speaking. i'm curious to know.

this applies to all residencies but.... hire enough support/ancillary staff to eliminate all scut.

install xbox live in all call rooms, the resident lounge, the or waiting area, the ct scanner room, the er film room, the cafeteria, and have it wired through the projection screen in the conference amphitheater. assign each interested resident a wireless controller to carry at all times for those all important challenge matches.

 

[Leukocyte]

in what ways would you reform residency in gsurg? reasonably speaking. i'm curious to know.

I would make two pathways for General Surgery training:

-Adult General Surgery (5 Years)
-Pediatric General Surgery (5 Years)

It is not fair that "Medicine" students can choose between IM and Pediatrics, and "Surgery" students cannot.

 

[JudoKing01]

I agree with the peds, adult gen sx idea. People say they don't want someone trying to do a pediatric surgery without the foundation they learned on adults, but does that mean they're willing to let you **** up on an adult just because they aren't a kid? That's kind of messed up if you ask me.

 

[Bovie9]

automated paging service..

"you have reached the surgical intern on call....

if you are calling about an emergency, press 2 now
if IV fluids need to be reordered, press 3 now
if a patient needs something to sleep, press 4
for fever, press 5
for nausea/vomiting, press 6
if the IV fell out, and you can't put it back in, press 7 now for ECT
if the patient 'sneezed,' and the NG came out, despite having a 1-to-1, press 7 now for ECT


etc, etc.....
x-box a very good idea

 

[Bovie9]

...... your call is imortant to us, please continue to hold for the next available intern on call .....................................................












...... your call is imortant to us, please continue to hold for the next available intern on call .....................................................

 

[Bovie9]

........ your call may be monitored or recorded for the purpose of making other interns laugh their as*'s off .........................................

 

[Dire Straits]

lol, keep 'em coming bovie

 

[Winged Scapula]

....if central line which required hours of tedious attempts followed by IR assist "falls out" when turning the patient (despite the 10 throws placed in the skin suture), press "9-1-1" and report that you are about to be beaten by an angry surgical resident....

 

[dr.evil]

...if you're a medicine resident who has treated an actively dying or dead patient for the last 16 hours with dopamine, vasopressin, levophed, epinephrine, and bumex drips through a 20 gauge peripheral IV and the patient's urine output has be zero for 24 hours and their CVP is 0 and it is between the hours of 12:00 AM and 7 AM and you're requesting a central line, please hang up and dial the number again