Hi everyone,
I'm at a great clinical ophtho program though very unhappy w/ my PD's lack of involvement. Everyone says he/she is busy but with what? Never see them in our clinics staffing w/ residents. Mostly sees private pts if/when seeing patients at all. Doesn't staff more than a handful of cataract surgeries per year w/ each resident. So if not in the clinic nor the OR, where are they? I'm told they may be busy w/ admin work -- so a few questions to understand norms at other programs: to what extent are your PD's involved in clinics where residents see pts (i.e. practically 1/2 day per month or less like mine?). How often do you get to speak w/ them in their office (or are invited?) for career/training/fellowship advice (mine: zero besides the 2x per yr mandated by GME to check off checklists in 20 min and to be given generic "you're nice" run-of-the-mill, useless type of feedback)? To be fair, my PD is timely when it comes to email but very terse. Have had many instances passing them by incidentally in the clinic hallway, etc. and not being acknowledged at all (no hello, wave, head nod, etc).
I get the feeling our PD is just doing this as a CV-booster -- not sure if/how it boosts salary/future job prospects -- but I can imagine it being a matter of great professional pride to the academically-driven minds in ophtho, so it's still a CV gem. O/w I get the feeling he/she doesn't care at all and does the bare minimum. Has this been your experience? Pls share. I'd like to hear of other residents' experiences/interactions w/ PD's before I jump to the conclusion that mine is MIA while PD's at other programs are way better.
The main reason why it's distressing is b/c there's a lot of things about my program I don't like and don't feel like my PD cares at all. Or else these admin/residency programs wouldn't exist in the first place. Thanks everyone.
I'm at a great clinical ophtho program though very unhappy w/ my PD's lack of involvement. Everyone says he/she is busy but with what? Never see them in our clinics staffing w/ residents. Mostly sees private pts if/when seeing patients at all. Doesn't staff more than a handful of cataract surgeries per year w/ each resident. So if not in the clinic nor the OR, where are they? I'm told they may be busy w/ admin work -- so a few questions to understand norms at other programs: to what extent are your PD's involved in clinics where residents see pts (i.e. practically 1/2 day per month or less like mine?). How often do you get to speak w/ them in their office (or are invited?) for career/training/fellowship advice (mine: zero besides the 2x per yr mandated by GME to check off checklists in 20 min and to be given generic "you're nice" run-of-the-mill, useless type of feedback)? To be fair, my PD is timely when it comes to email but very terse. Have had many instances passing them by incidentally in the clinic hallway, etc. and not being acknowledged at all (no hello, wave, head nod, etc).
I get the feeling our PD is just doing this as a CV-booster -- not sure if/how it boosts salary/future job prospects -- but I can imagine it being a matter of great professional pride to the academically-driven minds in ophtho, so it's still a CV gem. O/w I get the feeling he/she doesn't care at all and does the bare minimum. Has this been your experience? Pls share. I'd like to hear of other residents' experiences/interactions w/ PD's before I jump to the conclusion that mine is MIA while PD's at other programs are way better.
The main reason why it's distressing is b/c there's a lot of things about my program I don't like and don't feel like my PD cares at all. Or else these admin/residency programs wouldn't exist in the first place. Thanks everyone.