Tattoos in Anesthesia Residency

[flightnurse2MD]

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Everybody's body is his/her own temple, but it takes a schmuck to make oneself look like the minimal income guy who washes the dishes. Put it in a place that's always covered by your underwear, and nobody will care. It's not like we need the tattoos to be visible, to protect us, like in prison.

We're doctors. There are some serious requirements that come with the position. If you don't like what society expects from you, tough luck, get a different job. Tattoos are associated with uneducated people, and you can fool yourselves as much as you want, you are being judged for that, the same way fat doctors are, or smoking doctors are, or unkempt doctors are, or foreign doctors with accents are, and so on. Why would you want to shoot yourself in the foot? Also, have some respect for your mother; she thinks you're beautiful and perfect as you are. Can you imagine what she thinks seeing all that crap on your body?

To me, this is like a person driving a Fiat or some other royally unreliable car that's not even American. It's a choice, a stupid one. It tells me "this person has bad judgment". You show up full of tattoos in my room, buddy, and I'll ask for a smarter doctor.

Getting tattoos is like putting a bumper sticker on a Ferrari...

 

[flightnurse2MD]

Sorry, but that's racist - not a white guy in the bunch. I'm offended.

The token white kid took the photo.

 

[flightnurse2MD]

Gut is too big to try acting like a hard a.ss that way....

Hard to act hard when you're sporting a dad bod...

 

[deleted162650]

The token white kid took the photo.

Don't be silly. We all know it was an Asisn taking the photos.

 

[frosted2]

I just had a patient who had "small but fierce" tattooed above his junk....no kidding.

I had a patient with a tattoo in the same place that said "get a grip." I was an 17 year old fresh out of high school (and EMT class) female. I was horrified! Haha

 

[Reveler]

I had a patient with a tattoo in the same place that said "get a grip." I was an 17 year old fresh out of high school (and EMT class) female. I was horrified! Haha

Maybe she was just an Aerosmith fan?

 

[frosted2]

Maybe she was just an Aerosmith fan?

I do not believe so... nor was the patient a female

 

[deleted162650]

Saw a great one on OB call the other night. Go in to do an epidural, and she's got a tramp stamp that reads:

Trust No Man
Fear No Bitch

 

[fakin' the funk]

1. interview day likely to be in shirt/tie/jacket the whole time
2. on anesthesia rotations, likely to be wearing longsleeved jacket / coverup the vast majority of the time
3. visible tattoos are fair game for questions and for people to doubt your commitment because tattoos (still) seem "counterculture"
4. visible tattoos no matter how tasteful are not going to help you get in (you're most likely to be interviewing with semi elderly conservative white males)

 

[DM27]

I'm even more interested about what people think about beards on interview days.

 

[deleted162650]

I'm even more interested about what people think about beards on interview days.

Dude it’s 2018. No one is gonna care if you’re gay. No reason to bring your fake girlfriend/wife along.

 

[DM27]

Dude it’s 2018. No one is gonna care if you’re gay. No reason to bring your fake girlfriend/wife along.

I don’t know who you are, but you’re my sense of humor soulmate.

 

[ButterButter]

I'm even more interested about what people think about beards on interview days.

Prior to interview season last year, I had a classmate tell me I'd better shave my beard before interview season because, you know, "medicine is conservative" (not sure what that has to do with beards). To his utter disbelief, I didn't shave. But to make a point about this weird belief that all guys need to be clean shaven with dark blue suits, plain white shirts and solid, pattern-free ties, I'll say this: look professional but don't think you have to dress up like you're going to a funeral. You've gotten this far, pretty sure you'll figure out what to wear to an interview.

 

[twostep376]

Bearded (short and well groomed— but nonetheless bearded), arm tats (very tasteful half sleeve, cherry blossoms and swallows, black/grey by extremely good artist). Resident on west coast at premier institution. Now attending on east coast at academic institution (also a “top” place.).

I swear the tats get me more compliments than I can count. At least a couple per day. From all sorts of people; mostly patients. It’s never been an issue for me. Be yourselves people— but, I will say, if “yourself” is controversial tattoos or the type that can be construed as aggressive or intimidating then expect to be occasionally misunderstood (or properly understood if that’s your thing).

 

[Psai]

Bearded (short and well groomed— but nonetheless bearded), arm tats (very tasteful half sleeve, cherry blossoms and swallows, black/grey by extremely good artist). Resident on west coast at premier institution. Now attending on east coast at academic institution (also a “top” place.).

I swear the tats get me more compliments than I can count. At least a couple per day. From all sorts of people; mostly patients. It’s never been an issue for me. Be yourselves people— but, I will say, if “yourself” is controversial tattoos or the type that can be construed as aggressive or intimidating then expect to be occasionally misunderstood (or properly understood if that’s your thing).

I dunno if I would be bragging about cherry blossoms and swallows

 

[twostep376]

I dunno if I would be bragging about cherry blossoms and swallows

Lol! So funny!

Then don’t.

Wasn’t bragging. I love my tats.

Not sure I would go out of my way to rub my machismo all over but hey, to each their own.

 

[dhb]

very tasteful half sleeve

What flavor?

 

[Psai]

What flavor?

Cherry