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I was thiking the other day...in the place where I do my best thinking....on call waiting for an admit....and I was like, "What if I could make up my OWN Residency???!?" What would I be looking for in candidates?
Why don't you post your ideal resident characteristics below?
Here are mine:
1) Smart...not Einstein smart, but at least did average or above average on the standardized tests. I don't mind photographic memories on people, but I'd rather they were good at using references and learning as they go.
2) Not annoying: I'd want them to rotate with me and my team to see if they made anyone's skin crawl. If they didn't rotate, the better have one hell of an interview and give me a presentation on a medical topic.
3) Sense of Humor: I like people who know when to laugh and when not to. Like it's not cool in the patient's room, but in the physician's lounge...OK!
4) Patients like him/her: Since medicine is a business, the one who I note the patient's mention the most for positive stuff...that's the one I'd want.
These are of course all based on my biases. I'd be interested to see what other people post on this (if they post at all).
Why don't you post your ideal resident characteristics below?
Here are mine:
1) Smart...not Einstein smart, but at least did average or above average on the standardized tests. I don't mind photographic memories on people, but I'd rather they were good at using references and learning as they go.
2) Not annoying: I'd want them to rotate with me and my team to see if they made anyone's skin crawl. If they didn't rotate, the better have one hell of an interview and give me a presentation on a medical topic.
3) Sense of Humor: I like people who know when to laugh and when not to. Like it's not cool in the patient's room, but in the physician's lounge...OK!
4) Patients like him/her: Since medicine is a business, the one who I note the patient's mention the most for positive stuff...that's the one I'd want.
These are of course all based on my biases. I'd be interested to see what other people post on this (if they post at all).