Rearview Mirror: Matchitis 2011
Started by alphaholic06
Uhhh...so based on a search and the last one of these this is just to bitch about current rotations and wish for match day?
And any other randomness we feel like posting.
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Oh ok. Well I started my peds SubI today. EM doesn't qualify for our required SubI rotation so I am doing inpatient peds. Being well into 4th year and having spent last month on radiology its a bit painful to be on an inpatient wards suddenly. I'm on nights this week. Boo.
Can't wait for it to be over, its my last tough thing and then comes match day and 1 more month of outpatient high yield rotations before I'm done!
Can't wait for it to be over, its my last tough thing and then comes match day and 1 more month of outpatient high yield rotations before I'm done!
I don't really have much to complain about, so I will go for making others jealous. Between now and graduation I have a grand total of 6 weeks of, ahem, "work":
2 weeks ethics course (1 paper)
2 weeks public health (attendance)
2 week anesthesia elective (like, nothing)
The rest of the time will be spent on a beach sipping mai tais. 😎
2 weeks ethics course (1 paper)
2 weeks public health (attendance)
2 week anesthesia elective (like, nothing)
The rest of the time will be spent on a beach sipping mai tais. 😎
I'll do you one better. I have 12 shifts in the Peds ER left.
What happened last night?
It was actually an emergency department (people were sick), but unfortunately they kept coming in. No documentation took place for about 7 hours, so lots of time after the shift was spent catching up. Not to mention having to spend a few hours with patients after relief showed up just finishing up with them. We don't sign out unless it's psych patients for the most part, so I was there really late tying up loose ends and taking care of a patient who just wouldn't stay sedated that was in status epilepticus (was intubated). Good but bad night.
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If he was intubated, status epilepticus, and "wouldn't stay sedated", that means you didn't have enough on board. His "not being sedated" is him seizing, burning up his brain, and, after the antiepileptic meds are on board, general anesthesia is next. He needed phenobarb and/or propofol or more to stop the storm.
We met that level, just took more than expected. I found it was difficult explaining to the parents he was seizing after we had him sedated (before all the meds, he had purposeful movements). The parents were horrible. (the pt was 30-40) Would have been better for them to be out of the room for a longer period of time. Lesson learned.
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Damn.. still using the "rearview mirror".. im tearing up.. I came up with that back when I didnt have kids and had more time and my goal was to pass pathology in posts...
Looks like Gas is way ahead.. 10k posts or so.. wow..
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Really? Crazy. I thought we'd always have the lead after we passed everyone.
Let's pass gas!
start 2 weeks of CCU on Monday. Just hoping I'm not oncall that day since its V-Day. Small victories.
What type of shenanigans do you guys' schools plan for Match Day? Open bar parties??
What type of shenanigans do you guys' schools plan for Match Day? Open bar parties??
We're having our ceremony at the local pro football stadium...cash bar, with a bar across the street reserved for continued after ceremony/St. Patty's Day celebrations.
We're both pre and post match parties. Lots of beer to be had by all!
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Good luck to the DOs tomorrow! We'll still have 30 days until the allopathic match.
It's kind of weird for us on account of maybe a third of my friends finding out tomorrow and the rest still sweating and itching till St Patty's Day. Can't believe this all started September 1st, feels like we all have been hashing out the ROL for YEARS.
I'm footloose and fancy free!
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Ahhhh.... I remember not so long ago when I was excited too to find out where I was going to train.
The big party between Match Day and July 1.
The honeymoon July 1-July 31, and then...
WHAMMO! You're just like every other resident in that hospital working so much for so little. Your attendings are cool enough but you find yourself watching the patient transporters idly pushing the beds or the janitor cleaning that same spot on the floor that he was cleaning yesterday and you wish, if only that could be you.
Oh well... enjoy it while it lasts.
The big party between Match Day and July 1.
The honeymoon July 1-July 31, and then...
WHAMMO! You're just like every other resident in that hospital working so much for so little. Your attendings are cool enough but you find yourself watching the patient transporters idly pushing the beds or the janitor cleaning that same spot on the floor that he was cleaning yesterday and you wish, if only that could be you.
Oh well... enjoy it while it lasts.
Ha. Everyday. At first when I put it up, I didn't think I'd touch it. I've since changed it like 5 times. I'm waiting till they're locked just so I know it's all in the Match God's hands.
You know that the "Match God" is a drunk monkey with a dartboard, right?
Simpsons, helper monkey.
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So true.
I would consider the hats thing except for the high cost, so I may do one (blank, white) hat and just draw a logo on while I wait my turn to announce.
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We haven't had many recent submissions. If you're really paranoid, you can PM me your thoughts and I'll post them without your screen name (though, it won't matter after tomorrow).
And if you haven't already, participate in the SDN EM Match Survey! I am still looking for more replies.
And if you haven't already, participate in the SDN EM Match Survey! I am still looking for more replies.
Just got back from a relaxing vacation. List is certified. Just waiting on March 17. 23 more days.
Good luck to those taking the Inservice Exam today!
Anyone else terrified that they somehow messed up their ROL? Like accidentally clicked the button for neurosurgery rather than EM or something crazy? I know i'm being nuts, but it would be easy to hit that "delate all programs" link and just not match.
I really don't like trusting the computer this much.
I really don't like trusting the computer this much.
Tick Tock
Totally! I must have checked the list a million times. Of course, after each check, I feel I might have messed up something this time round and have to check it again.
BUZZZZZZ! Time's up!
I hope you all put in your ROLs and got everything certified. Good luck to everyone.
I hope you all put in your ROLs and got everything certified. Good luck to everyone.
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