Is it bad to bring donuts/treats at the end of a rotation?

[artorious22]

Now that I'm a resident and I'll be finishing my elective rotation next week. I want to say thanks to my attending and the staff. I want to do this by bringing in donuts but I don't want it to be perceived as me trying to buy them off or anything. I really enjoyed being with my attending during this month and he taught me so much. He really cared about us learning. I just don't want to be seen akward or gunner to do this.

I did this as a Medical Student and it was totally acceptable but am wondering if this is unacceptable as a resident.

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[Psai]

I love donuts

 

[northernpsy]

Nah, there's nothing wrong with this unless you work with a bunch of uptight weirdos.

Gifts of food are pretty much always a "safe" and appropriate thank you gift in medical settings IMO.

Now, I personally feel a lot more comfortable with store bought food than homemade food since you never know how sanitary someone's home kitchen is and I am squeamish about that kind of thing - but even then, on the occasions that patients have brought in homemade food for me as a thank you gift, I still thought it was an extremely kind and thoughtful gesture that I remembered them for.

I brought in donuts or other snacks for my team a number of times as a resident and fellow and everyone seemed to appreciate it.

 

[evilbooyaa]

You're a resident, who the hell cares what other people think? If you wanna bring in food for the team, you do it.

 

[PTPoeny]

This was super common in my residency. We brought the food to celebrate the end of a lot of our rotation with our co-residents and attendings. And home made food was completely acceptable and possibly preferred where I trained. But we had some amazing cooks in my program so they brought stuff much tastier than anything store bought.

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[Law2Doc]

The attendings won't have a problem with it. And you aren't really graded in residency anyhow. In med school it was probably a bigger deal in terms of other med students feeling you were kissing up.

 

[AdmiralChz]

A med student doing this (especially a rotator) raises some eyebrows in certain circumstances, even more so if it's a competitive field.

As a resident people aren't quite as cynical and such an act would probably be taken as it's supposed to - an act of gratitude.

 

[clausewitz2]

Just finished up a three month rotation, literally just this morning brought enough donuts to feed all the docs, clinicians and core staff in our psych ED (from Dunkin so whatever, not expensive). Practically every other day someone else was bringing in a bunch of food and I certainly availed myself. Don't even worry about it.

 

[rokshana]

Now that I'm a resident and I'll be finishing my elective rotation next week. I want to say thanks to my attending and the staff. I want to do this by bringing in donuts but I don't want it to be perceived as me trying to buy them off or anything. I really enjoyed being with my attending during this month and he taught me so much. He really cared about us learning. I just don't want to be seen akward or gunner to do this.

I did this as a Medical Student and it was totally acceptable but am wondering if this is unacceptable as a resident.

Depends on the donut...Krispy Kreme yes... Dunkins... No

 

[Winged Scapula]

Not a problem; I wouldn't even think twice about it.

 

[artorious22]

Thanks everyone, donuts it is.

 

[666357]

A Rolex would be much more appreciated. This old Datejust is looking lackluster and in want of a replacement.

 

[Angry Birds]

Food is always appreciated. And if a medical student, just say "Bribes in the form of donuts."

 

[FutureInternist]

Gotta go w/ Shipley's !!! Waaaayyy better than Dunkins or Krispy Kreme

My first cardio attending as a student (at another institution) kept telling us on our 2nd tomlast day that we would be going for GI rounds the next day?!?

He meant lunch in the doctors' lounge

 

[Apollyon]

Gotta go w/ Shipley's !!! Waaaayyy better than Dunkins or Krispy Kreme

My first cardio attending as a student (at another institution) kept telling us on our 2nd tomlast day that we would be going for GI rounds the next day?!?

He meant lunch in the doctors' lounge

When I was a med student, at the end of our peds rotation, the attending took us all out to a French restaurant in Brooklyn Heights or Park Slope (don't recall - 16 years ago). I had the duck!