I did a GPR some years back and I do understand how you feel. I was in a residency with three other people and they, too, were unhappy but each day we encouraged each other to stay, no matter what, and to remember the goal. It's really good to have a residency on your CV and if you can possibly stay, please talk with someone before you leave to see if any efforts can be made to improve what is not up to standards. My co-residents and I were very upset over the dental assistants we had who didn't want to work and so much more that we had to put up with due to the fact that the program was in limbo and so much was at stake as to whether the program would be open the next year. I'm so glad I stayed and that we all stayed. It turned out to be one of the best experiences and I learned so much, especially Oral Surgery which provided a foundation for a lot of very good jobs that I got in years to come. I am now practicing and teaching in a residency program at a major hospital in NY. It's sad to say, this program, too, has a lot of issues and I see the unhappiness of the residents each day and I just offer as much support to them as I can. Sad to say but there's nothing I can do because I'm not the Director and when I've tried to offer suggestions and ideas, it's not taken. So, in summary, no place is perfect and life isn't perfect, and I'm sure you know this, so stick it out, if possible, wait to see what happens. If you have something lined up, that's great, but wait until you do. You may regret leaving and if you don't have a lot of experience under your belt, you may not get something as quickly as anticipated. Let us know what happens and take a few deep breaths, talk to someone and then make a decision not based on how you feel right now. One thing I learned about residencies is that it's up to the individual person to make the program what he/she wants it to be and to get all that YOU can get out of the program you're in, whether the program is good or whether it's bad.
