What are you Grateful for in Milmed

[John1513]

It is the little things that add up and can help recenter a frusterating day in a more positive note.

1) we get to care for warfighters who have stood the watch and were deployed while we went through our schooling.

2) no malpractice insurance.

3) BAH and BAS are considered tax free

4) we get our glasses for free. For those of us who grew up wearing glasses, this is very pleasant.

5) Lasix and PRK are avail to us for free if we want, and are able

6) Our career path/focus can grow from one duty station to the next.

7) When we are old, we won’t have to wonder and imagine what it would have been like to Deploy

8) We don’t have to think too much about Wardrobe choices each morning.

9) We have incentive/motivation to stay fit and trim

10) The VA home loan is available to us

11) The possibility of collecting “retirement” money before 65 years old

12) We could work out everyday at Lunch, if we are inclined to

13) I’m grateful for my families’ health insurance

14) We get frequent opportunities to practice improving our Patience and Humility

15) I’m grateful for the friendship and bonds that we can form with other families from each duty station

16) I’m grateful for computers and internet that work most of the time

17) I am grateful for the Opportunity to Serve my country in the Armed Forces In the capacity of the Talents/blessings that I have been given

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Anything to add, SDN cadre?

Something to cheer up a junior Milmed physician and redirect them to positivity.

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[pgg]

I'm TAD to the Atlantic Fleet / All Navy Rifle and Pistol Championships right now. 11 days of punching paper.

I made a dog's dinner of the 300 yard stage today when a bad magazine f'd me, but it's sunny, warm, I'm outdoors, and getting paid to shoot.

OK so that's not milmed, but it's a nice Navy perk.

 

[Perrotfish]

Anything to add, SDN cadre?

Dude, you're in milimed, not the green berets. 'Cadre' isn't a thing. Ditto 'gents', 'shipmates', and 'yut'. You're allowed one 'outstanding' per week but only if its sarcastic and referring AHLTA.

 

[Perrotfish]

16) I’m grateful for computers and internet that work most of the time

Also this is just trolling.

 

[244913]

Dude, you're in milimed, not the green berets. 'Cadre' isn't a thing. Ditto 'gents', 'shipmates', and 'yut'. You're allowed one 'outstanding' per week but only if its sarcastic and referring AHLTA.

SWO's are going to eat this dude alive

 

[Perrotfish]

So since I don't want all of my responses to be ****ting on the OP: I'm grateful for the insurance. I'm grateful for being able to order expensive tests, consults, and scans without justifying it to anyone. I'm grateful for having pediatric subspecialists that will answer the phone on no notice and take patient questions. I think its both insane and amazing that I can order a same day MRI on someone. For primary care its a great place to learn your trade, even if its not a great place to practice it long term.

 

[Perrotfish]

SWO's are going to eat this dude alive

I'm grateful that everyone eventually gets beaten hard enough that they stop acting motivated in casual conversation.

 

[John1513]

@perrotfish thanks guys for teaching me At C4, I had no idea what cadre meant. When I say “shipmate,” enlisted act like I cursed at them. Now i know why

 

[DrMetal]

Good golf, particularly SeaNAir nasni, mcas kbay

 

[Perrotfish]

Lucky you. I got an insane amount of scrutiny by non-physicians specifically for ordering things. Humble pie mucho for me.

WTF? Who is pushing back against labs/scans?

 

[ArmyTiger]

WTF? Who is pushing back against labs/scans?

I know of at least one radiologist who will fight almost any MRI order, no matter how appropriate. I suspect it's because some providers use the scanner in lieu of a physical exam, but he blocks them even with specific PE findings documented.

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[Perrotfish]

I know of at least one radiologist who will fight almost any MRI order, no matter how appropriate. I suspect it's because some providers use the scanner in lieu of a physical exam, but he blocks them even with specific PE findings documented.

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That's really different. I've never had any pushback for a noncon MRI. I guess there are a few advantages to being in a tiny command

 

[Apollyon]

I know of at least one radiologist who will fight almost any MRI order, no matter how appropriate. I suspect it's because some providers use the scanner in lieu of a physical exam, but he blocks them even with specific PE findings documented.

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AD, or civilian contractor?

 

[ArmyTiger]

AD, believe it or not.

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[j4pac]

- The things that I miss the most are the people. I loved my other docs, my corpmen, and just about all of my patients and nurses. I miss the relationships and having a very goal directed patient population...allowed for much more efficient encounters.
- I miss the CDC. I’m literally paying three times as much for childcare at a place not as nice now.
- Medical and dental care for my family is shockingly high. That was an eye opener and something I under budgeted.
- I current have the GI Bill and some VA disability which helps a bit.
- My prior service was seen very favorably and opened doors to me in the civilian sector.

 

[Apollyon]

AD, believe it or not.

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Dude - that gets the rhetorical "Why??" What, saving the .gov for the Teslas that were not used?

 

[psychbender]

I'm grateful for my GI Bill that allowed me to rent a better house with a yard for the family and dogs this year during fellowship.

I am grateful for my wife's old FM doc (retired Army, turned civilian contractor), who also functioned as her OB, delivered both of our kids, and was their pediatrician while I was active. I haven't seen others since who were willing/able to be that versatile since leaving.

I am grateful for the fact that I'm only a few years out from residency, but have no debt of any sort. This gives me the peace of mind that I can always just work part time, if I so choose.

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[Mace1370]

I'm grateful for getting to treat the greatest patient population, for being deferred to my fellowship of choice immediately after residency, and for getting a good assignment after fellowship.

 

[deleted707454]

Grateful that I have a safety net of giving 4 years of service back if I flunk out of school, instead of having 200k or more in loans

 

[backrow]

Grateful that I have a safety net of giving 4 years of service back if I flunk out of school, instead of having 200k or more in loans

That’s not a guarantee, some are asked to pay back the scholarship.


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[HighPriest]

Grateful I got to take care of soldiers and their families. I don’t feel like I really have much to the country, but at least I gave something to those guys.
The healthcare was ok. Not spectacular, but it was “free”, so that’s nice.
Really grateful for the other docs I met and worked with. Almost all great people.
Grateful that the civilian sector mistakenly believes that because I was a military doc, I must be well trained and have leadership experience.
Most of all, I’m grateful it’s over.
And FWIW, I almost never have to argue with anyone for tests or labs or scans. Maybe once every 3-4 months, and even then it’s easy. I definitely got hardballed more in the military, and it was almost always simply because people didn’t want to work.

 

[Perrotfish]

Maybe once every 3-4 months, and even then it’s easy. I definitely got hardballed more in the military, and it was almost always simply because people didn’t want to work.

This is a primary care thing. Specialist/inpatient/ER docs usually get what they want in the civilian world.

 

[dr zaius]

Grateful for my patient population because I'd bail on the daily ridiculous uphill battles for the simplest things if they weren't there for motivation

Grateful for the waived annual fee on the amex platinum card [insert other military discounts here as well]

 

[DD214_DOC]

WTF? Who is pushing back against labs/scans?

As a subspecialist, I'm no longer allowed to refer patients to another specialist or subspecialist. Instead, I have to refer the patient back to the PCM who completely missed the issue to begin with, then the PCM determines whether to refer.

 

[DD214_DOC]

Grateful that, somehow, I've had an incredibly-unusual, "career", in the military and pretty much been left alone to do my job

Grateful for great local leadership who have been incredibly tolerant of my oppositional attitude to complying with the usual daily nonsense

Grateful for actually getting the opportunity for legit leadership experience at such an early phase of my career, and for the many doors it has opened outside of the .mil