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Hey guys, I'm a PGY-1 general surgery resident and for the past two months, since the start of residency, I have been completely miserable. Undoubtedly, these have been the worst months of my life. I know internship year is supposed to be difficult, especially as a general surgery resident, but this is just ridiculous.
I've spoken with my PD about this, and he gave me the expected "it'll get better, just stick it out, and you'll feel better later" spiel. My colleagues tell me a slightly different story, that it'll get both better and worse. I don't know what to think, except that I am always frustrated, angry, unhappy, and bitter every day all day.
I'm not sure if it's the program or the specialty that's causing me this much pain, but something needs to change...and soon, or I'm simply going to go crazy. Is it normal to be this miserable during intern year?
I've thought about transferring/swapping to a different gen surg program, but it sounds to me like it's quite a difficult process to accomplish. Any suggestions??
Any and all help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I've spoken with my PD about this, and he gave me the expected "it'll get better, just stick it out, and you'll feel better later" spiel. My colleagues tell me a slightly different story, that it'll get both better and worse. I don't know what to think, except that I am always frustrated, angry, unhappy, and bitter every day all day.
I'm not sure if it's the program or the specialty that's causing me this much pain, but something needs to change...and soon, or I'm simply going to go crazy. Is it normal to be this miserable during intern year?
I've thought about transferring/swapping to a different gen surg program, but it sounds to me like it's quite a difficult process to accomplish. Any suggestions??
Any and all help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.