Interns - 25% there!

[iradi8u]

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Just wanted to spread a little cheer - we're 1/4 of the way through this year and closer to radonc😀

 

[neutron reaper]

yeah, almost 1/4 of the way through. It has gone by much faster than I would have imagined. And I'm actually enjoying my intern year (relatively)

 

[yeasterbunny]

It's not bad, actually fun at times. The most challenging part for me is walking that fine line between trying not to learn things I really can't foresee ever needing again while not appearing apathetic or lazy. My goal is to make it the whole year without placing a central line.

 

[DOCTORSAIB]

My goal is to make it the whole year without placing a central line.

That's so me!

It's been kind of fun actually. Learning A TON. But it will never, ever compare to PGY-2 year. Can't wait!

 

[LCK]

Me three!!! I thought I must be the only one who was trying to avoid central lines like the plague. All the medicine interns are like woo-hoo, I can't wait to do this one procedure that takes like an hour. It is a fine line between not looking too unenthusiastic and being honest that you don't give a da%$ about some crappy central line that a resident is "letting" you do cause they THINK you want to. On the flip side of that, I actually do enjoy some of the medicine stuff (intern report, conference, interesting cases).

Always good to see there are others out there like me...

 

[yeasterbunny]

Me three!!! I thought I must be the only one who was trying to avoid central lines like the plague. All the medicine interns are like woo-hoo, I can't wait to do this one procedure that takes like an hour. It is a fine line between not looking too unenthusiastic and being honest that you don't give a da%$ about some crappy central line that a resident is "letting" you do cause they THINK you want to. On the flip side of that, I actually do enjoy some of the medicine stuff (intern report, conference, interesting cases).

Always good to see there are others out there like me...

Not to take this thread completely tangent, but I know that administration of radiopharmaceuticals obviously requires good dependable IV access, but does that have to be a central line? PICC ok? Do the rad oncs even do that or is that strictly nuc-med territory?

What I'm really saying is it is ok if I never learn to do a central line, right?

 

[deleted4401]

Rad-oncs do some of that (Quadramet, Zevalin, Bexaar, I-131 thyroid ablation, etc), depending on the institution. In any case, you will not have to put in a line or IV. Holy crap. Maybe if you moonlight (like me), the staff may "let" you put in a line but otherwise it would be a very unreasonable request. Sometimes, though, waiting for a nurse to put in an IV for contrast ct sim takes a while and I think I should just do it, but I'd hate to set a precedent ... The other day, though, had a breast patient with seroma and my chief and I drained it, because the surgeon was too busy to see the patient.
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[mikedc813]

My goal is to make it the whole year without placing a central line.

I already have 10 central lines and 2 Shileys! I agree that being a medicine intern hasn't been nearly as bad as I thought it would be. And like some of you, I am actually enjoying myself for the most part. It's a shame that this time next year I'll have forgotten most of what I've learned!