The rest of the medical world thinks the IM world is lame because...well...in general it kinda is. Seriously dude, did you expect anything less from fellow IMers? Of the physicians in all the various fields I've encountered as a med student, IM by far was populated by some of the most droning, boring and socially inept. I'm really not trying to knock IM and I'm actually hoping to match in IM and eventually cardiology, but hey no illusions here, let's call a spade a spade. Endless rounds, endless note-writing, and full of those who love to hear themselves talk. In my experience and especially when it comes to subspecialists, their egos and bravado but maybe not machismo (trying to think of some more -os) can easily surpass those in surgical fields. Don't even get me started on academic IM.
BTW jdh71, I was beginning to think you were going through a quarter-life crisis (I'm being generous with life expectancy here) what with the avatar change, change in location, and the renewed vigor with which you've been posting as of late (obviously reflecting a great deal of introspection). I didn't even notice your >14K posts until someone on this thread pointed it out. You're quite the prolific poster, you are.
-Woos (I know it's a ******ed one but if atsai can have a signoff I was thinking I could too).
