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I am a current MS4, and since July things have been going great!!!.
First, the environment that I work in is full of polite, laid back and bright individuals. At one site, spinals and regionals are talked over with respectful surgeons who want what is best for their patients. Resident work hours have been decreasing as effiency and working relationship with surgeons improves.
A good number of the anesthetists seem to be political yet respectful. They talk openly about how they do everything they can to care for their patients. Most claim that they are being treated professionally in the anesthesia care team.
Everyone from the anesthetists to the surgeons and nurses and most attendings seem to work well with anesthesia residents. Some even go to local happy hour and attend social events. I constantly feel that I am encourage to learn and think on my feet. Most surgeons often joke with me on the job. It is a great working evironment! I feel like I am an important part of the team. Most people were friendly and laid back. BOY was I RIGHT ON!!!!
The nurses and anesthetists (who are beloved by everyone because they are a crucial part to the team) are professional with the residents. I have learned to successfully avoid potential conflicts by having a good professional relationship, a good sense of humor, and putting my patients first. My stress level is down to 2/10 and I feel like I'm in that Family Guy episode where Quagmire finally got ...well...it's Quagmire.
On top of all that, the teaching is AWESOME. While there are some exceptions, most attendings are always willing to teach if you have questions or leave you alone if you want to read on your own. They understand that everyone is unique and have different learning styles.
The workload is manageable and calls are hit or miss. I usually get sleep on 50% of my call nights. However, I can count on walking out of the hospital at 7am in the morning while my post-call colleagues in medicine and surgery are just starting their rounds. Boy am I glad that I will be starting my anesthesiology residency. The 3-4 ICU months ahead of me will be challenging but it will definitely make me a better physician for my patients.
I am sure that it was all going to lead to a good end. It really seems to me that all operations need a perioperative physician. The demand will only increase with the aging population of the baby boomers and increasing anesthesia consult outside the traditional OR.
I truly enjoy the physiology and pharmacology, and like the procedures. I am generally happy when I am in the OR and function as the glue of the team members. My wife is supportive and willing to move where I will be going for residency. We rent a home, and in this economy would be looking to buy in the near future.
I don't let politics influence the way I care for my patients. My patients will always be my number one priority while I am at work.
My best friend in Radiology is calling me from the batcave, he is complaining how he has to supplement his protein shake with vitamin D due to his low light exposure. Boy am I glad that I will be starting my anesthesiology residency.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Good luck on the match everyone!!!
A VERY HAPPY AND POSITIVE MEDICAL STUDENT
First, the environment that I work in is full of polite, laid back and bright individuals. At one site, spinals and regionals are talked over with respectful surgeons who want what is best for their patients. Resident work hours have been decreasing as effiency and working relationship with surgeons improves.
A good number of the anesthetists seem to be political yet respectful. They talk openly about how they do everything they can to care for their patients. Most claim that they are being treated professionally in the anesthesia care team.
Everyone from the anesthetists to the surgeons and nurses and most attendings seem to work well with anesthesia residents. Some even go to local happy hour and attend social events. I constantly feel that I am encourage to learn and think on my feet. Most surgeons often joke with me on the job. It is a great working evironment! I feel like I am an important part of the team. Most people were friendly and laid back. BOY was I RIGHT ON!!!!
The nurses and anesthetists (who are beloved by everyone because they are a crucial part to the team) are professional with the residents. I have learned to successfully avoid potential conflicts by having a good professional relationship, a good sense of humor, and putting my patients first. My stress level is down to 2/10 and I feel like I'm in that Family Guy episode where Quagmire finally got ...well...it's Quagmire.
On top of all that, the teaching is AWESOME. While there are some exceptions, most attendings are always willing to teach if you have questions or leave you alone if you want to read on your own. They understand that everyone is unique and have different learning styles.
The workload is manageable and calls are hit or miss. I usually get sleep on 50% of my call nights. However, I can count on walking out of the hospital at 7am in the morning while my post-call colleagues in medicine and surgery are just starting their rounds. Boy am I glad that I will be starting my anesthesiology residency. The 3-4 ICU months ahead of me will be challenging but it will definitely make me a better physician for my patients.
I am sure that it was all going to lead to a good end. It really seems to me that all operations need a perioperative physician. The demand will only increase with the aging population of the baby boomers and increasing anesthesia consult outside the traditional OR.
I truly enjoy the physiology and pharmacology, and like the procedures. I am generally happy when I am in the OR and function as the glue of the team members. My wife is supportive and willing to move where I will be going for residency. We rent a home, and in this economy would be looking to buy in the near future.
I don't let politics influence the way I care for my patients. My patients will always be my number one priority while I am at work.
My best friend in Radiology is calling me from the batcave, he is complaining how he has to supplement his protein shake with vitamin D due to his low light exposure. Boy am I glad that I will be starting my anesthesiology residency.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Good luck on the match everyone!!!
A VERY HAPPY AND POSITIVE MEDICAL STUDENT
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u can be my manager, go for it man! "hi-five" - borat
Between them, these two threads just made my evening!
