Residency can suck

[Lifeblood_20]

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Vent, PGY1 here who is absolutely not loving residency so far (not anything malignant, just typical residency stuff). I'm coming to accept that I may be too burned out by hospital stuff by the end of residency to pursue a fellowship. Outpatient gen neuro seems very appealing rn. I am not alone, am I?

 

[MC47]

Vent, PGY1 here who is absolutely not loving residency so far (not anything malignant, just typical residency stuff). I'm coming to accept that I may be too burned out by hospital stuff by the end of residency to pursue a fellowship. Outpatient gen neuro seems very appealing rn. I am not alone, am I?

By the time you complete your residency, Neurology practice will be very different with AI fully implemented.

 

[s5260205]

Residency is hard, and neurology residency is definitively one of the harder ones, especially as you are essentially an intern for 2 consecutive years. It will get better however, and grass IS greener on the other side as an attending. Hang in there.

 

[BillBill1219]

Felt exactly how you did as an intern. I have previous rants on SDN about it. I am IM trained and hated it so much, I was thinking about switching to EM. I reentered the match and had a few interviews but ultimately decided to stay in IM. Now, first year out, I am a PCP with a private practice with on partnership track. It does get better but can still suck if you land a bad gig after training. I am starting to see medicine as just a job and try not to make it the focal point of my identity. But there is no getting around the pain of residency sadly. I developed major depressive disorder and chronic insomnia as a result. If your mental health begins to suffer (burnout makes everything worse), seek help far sooner than I did.