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But technically, past a certain point, that is also how it is in college. ( Past, I'd say, the 20 hr/week mark). Plenty of college students are full-time students and also working 30 hours a week, and people seem to think thats okay. However, the stakes in med school are higher, the ROI is more, I see.
Right, right, that too.
You make it work. If you're really too sick to work and it will negatively impact patients, most others would cover for you. Just make sure you're really damn sick and have a budget to buy payback cookies.
I mean, idk. My most days of being incapacitated are during Ramadan. I feel like if we get vacation time during M4 and residency that can work, I can just use it during Ramadan and then I'm covered for most of the year. As a student, I feel like there's less responsibility such that a day or two sick in the whole year shouldn't cause any issues. And ofc, I'd imagine your coworkers can help out in a pinch if you return the favor. The idea that we will always be feeling well enough to work scares the hell out of me.
From what I heard from a resident (don't know if it's just her residency program) her sick time comes out of her vacation time. If she uses a "sick day" it comes from her vacation days.
That actually sounds fine to me, residents do get good vacation time, no? That's actually the thing that rubs me the wrong way, here's 3+ weeks of vacation, but come to work even if you have six broken legs and pneumonia.
There may be a workaround where you could work nights during Ramadan. Pardon my ignorance of the exact rules, but is it forbidden to sleep during the day when you’re fasting?
It's encouraged to not sleep away the fast unnecessarily. Or sleep more than you need. However, if you decide to work at night and sleeping during the day might be better, that is fine. ( like, the unusually demanding job of being a medical resident)
My 2 cents: starting M1, I’d get in touch with the office for disabilities or accommodations or whatever it’s called at your school. Get ahead of it and plan for M3/M4 right away. My bet is that a ton of this is going to be school-dependent.
Accommodation is more likely. Plenty of Muslims make arrangements like this, but it's not a disability haha. I mean overall, out of the whole year, it's the very minimal time it happens, but I can predict when it will, so I think that would be easier.
I just more meant that sometimes it's the same office. I wasn't meaning to imply that you have a disability on account of your religion.
Oh I thought you meant short term severe headaches might count like migraines ( sometimes referred to as a legit health issues) or something hahahah my bad. XD
I think that's exactly what mmmcdowe made it for, lol.
Well, I felt like I was ruining the jovial mood by worrying about sick time/ Ramadan during med school/residency when the ball on my app hasn't even started rolling yet- but I feel like once you apply you kinda, commit to it, so to speak.
Yeah, I get what you mean. I'll never really consider myself "premed" until I submit my app.
A site that truly helps students become doctors, but at the cost of all those hours you have to spend reading 10 year old funny threads.
I love things I learn from my patients. Still haven't finished it though.
@Sunbodi did you change your profile picture? I don't remember your sun having all the dots under the eyes...
Yes... I prematurely changed my profile picture to a depressed sun after lamenting the cycle. I'll eventually change it back to a happy sun.
Haha that makes sense, I'm glad it's happy again 😛
( Im on mobile and can't see your sig/how your cycle is going). I think the " you deserve this seat" advice is just to make us confident. Im sure you and I are very similar- competent but unsure of ourselves.
Lotion? And its different..dry skin on its own is one thing, but dry skin with jeans or a sweater is way more uncomfy. Hand moisturizing isn't that hard anyway I carry lotion for my hands on me.
Scribe america scrubs are these weird, low qaulity ones made of a rough material that doesn't fit right, so actual quality scrubs would be way better.
I have peri oral dermatitis! I had some eye issues ( first a rash bc if hayfever, and then blepharitis) that were treated with low dose steroids, which apperently can cause secondary dermatitis. I use tamanu oil , topical benedryl, and skin-calming serum to treat it. Its so painful and ugly! And now it flares up with anxiety. Fun.
not going to lie, after reading the " not generally a person who does things spontaneously" I expected you to tell us that you did something far more exciting than getting gas at target lol.I'm generally a not a person who does thing spontaneously. So today at work clinic opened an hour and a half late and I didnt know ( long story, but nobody's fault). So I decided to run some spontaneous errands. Went on a Target run and filled up gas. I don't have a manage. I can't be managed
Thats the joke... Nvm. Its an inside joke between my best friend and I, I work in a totally different part of the state where I am totally unfamiliar with everything so driving around is unusual for me XD
Protip: Black Friday and Cyber Monday don't really exist anymore.
