Incoming longest 3 months of my life

[wtm1114]

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In a nutshell: tired of being an intern.

End of March. PGY1 categorical General Surgery. I'm in a very benign program, so I really have nothing to b*tch about. Nearly everyone around (residents, attendings, nurses) is nice to me. By the end of the day, I actually like my job.

Just tired of being at this position where it's the path of least resistance for all bullcraps. In life, sometimes it's about what you know, sometimes it's about what you did, but a lot of times it's all about who you are. Being an intern means 1) you know very little 2) when something is wrong it's your fault 3) you won't get better until you magically get indefinitely better on July 1st when you turn a PGY-2.

P.S. There's also an old adage: "the most dangerous people in the hospital are the second-year residents".

 

[error404]

Unfortunately, R2 won't be that much better. The responsibilities increase, and the incoming interns can't take 24 hour calls (so you get to.) As an R2, and knowing a lot of surgical R2s... it's just a different kind of bull.

Hang in there. Just 6 more years, right?

 

[Buzz Me]

...not that the PGY-3 year is any better either! Lots of managing of consults, supervising of the interns, going into bigger cases but with attendings who may or may not feel comfortable letting you do very much.

 

[gutonc]

...not that the PGY-3 year is any better either! Lots of managing of consults, supervising of the interns, going into bigger cases but with attendings who may or may not feel comfortable letting you do very much.

Does surgery residency even have a "sweet spot?" Besides the research year(s)?

 

[Winged Scapula]

Does surgery residency even have a "sweet spot?" Besides the research year(s)?

No.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

No.

SOOO glad I didn't have to do a prelim surg year! 😀

 

[mTOR]

No.

 

[LifetimeDoc]

No.

OMG, what have I signed up for? :O

 

[Smurfette]

Does surgery residency even have a "sweet spot?" Besides the research year(s)?

I disagree with WS. It does....it's called graduation day, knowing that tomorrow, you are no longer a resident. 😉 Turning in my pager was kinda surreal after having it for 5 yrs.

 

[Law2Doc]

I disagree with WS. It does....it's called graduation day, knowing that tomorrow, you are no longer a resident. 😉 Turning in my pager was kinda surreal after having it for 5 yrs.

I don't know. The folks I know who are brand new attendings seem to be the most stressed out, imposed upon and overworked folks in the hospital. They get beat up by the older docs in M&M, get a a disproportionate amount of the teaching/lecture duties dumped on them, get far more late night phone calls from residents each call night because they more approachable due to their age, and unfortunately don't have a whole lot more experience than some of the senior residents. Might be better in a professional respect sort of way but it's hardly going to be a relief.

 

[Smurfette]

I don't know. The folks I know who are brand new attendings seem to be the most stressed out, imposed upon and overworked folks in the hospital. They get beat up by the older docs in M&M, get a a disproportionate amount of the teaching/lecture duties dumped on them, get far more late night phone calls from residents each call night because they more approachable due to their age, and unfortunately don't have a whole lot more experience than some of the senior residents. Might be better in a professional respect sort of way but it's hardly going to be a relief.

L2D, you misunderstood me. I meant that last day of residency was a great day. And the days off before starting your first job.

Being an attending takes some adjusting (I often still feel like a resident, trying to figure out how things work at my hospital and what hoops I need to jump through, have to accept crappy cases in order to build my practice, etc.). But that's a whole other thread....

 

[Law2Doc]

L2D, you misunderstood me. ..

My bad.

 

[Buzz Me]

Does surgery residency even have a "sweet spot?" Besides the research year(s)?

Becoming the senior fellow?
After you finish the fifth year of being an attending?
Becoming promoted to professor? Division chief? Chairman?
Retirement?