What do you guys think about IM docs.

[MustafaMond]

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My brother was on a surgery rotation last month, and said that the surgery residents constantly talk $hit behind IM guys backs.

Is it true that you guys think we are tools?

I have a good relationship w/ most of the surgery residents, but I wonder what they say about me? 😕

To all the Surgery PGs, any thoughts on the IM vs. GS thing?

 

[Harrie]

My brother was on a surgery rotation last month, and said that the surgery residents constantly talk $hit behind IM guys backs.

Is it true that you guys think we are tools?

I have a good relationship w/ most of the surgery residents, but I wonder what they say about me? 😕

To all the Surgery PGs, any thoughts on the IM vs. GS thing?

I found that the talk goes both ways. The surgeons talk about the medicine doctors, and the medicine doctors do equal talking about the surgeons. Its an age old battle that will never end.

 

[Tenesma]

there will always be talking behind backs.... but at least we don't sit around for hours trying to decide whether 25mg of metoprolol is better than 50mg of metolprolol 🙂 just kidding...

 

[Leukocyte]

GS and IM are like an old couple who have been married for a long time now:

Sometimes they get along
Sometimes they fight and consider divorce
Sometimes they cheat (run to Interventional Rads, GI, OBGYN....)

But, they will alway live together (no matter how sexy Interventional Rads is) b/c they need one another:

IM: A 1000 year old female, who knows everything, but does nothing
GS: A 1000 year old male, who knows nothing, but does everthing

So, you see.....they are inseperable. 😍

 

[pelican]

IM Docs rock -- well the good ones anyhow. Usually they're great docs. They may not know how to cut-n-sew, but who cares? That's not their job.

 

[njbmd]

My brother was on a surgery rotation last month, and said that the surgery residents constantly talk $hit behind IM guys backs.

Is it true that you guys think we are tools?

I have a good relationship w/ most of the surgery residents, but I wonder what they say about me? 😕

To all the Surgery PGs, any thoughts on the IM vs. GS thing?

Hi there,

I think of IM docs like I think of surgeons. If you are a good doc, your specialty doesn't sway me one way or the other. We are all colleagues and thus all of us approach patient care from within the framework of our specialties. Besides, I couldn't give a "rat's tail" about anyone's opinion of me surgeon or non-surgeon. I just don't have the luxury of having that kind of time.

njbmd

 

[MustafaMond]

Which specialty gets more women?

 

[Tenesma]

mustafa... quality or quantity?

 

[Foxxy Cleopatra]

A good doc is always appreciated, regardless of specialty. I don't judge based on specialty- who cares as long as they are concientious about their job.

As for getting more tail, male surgeons seem to have the market cornered; the guys at my program are NEVER at a loss of attractive young nurses to date. If a male surgery resident here is single it is very clearly by choice and not due to the lack of opportunity.

As for female docs, the IM girls may have one up on the women in surgery because they have more time! I meet nice men but I barely have the time to get to know them. Quite unfortunate!!

 

[Celiac Plexus]

I think that of all the specialties, medicine and general surgery are close relatives. General surgeons all are internal medicine doctors when it comes to surgical patients. We manage all manner of medical problems, and pretty much manage our patients in total.

I have consulted cardiology, GI medicine, and general medicine several times this year for focused problems with my patients and have had excellent service from all.

As far as I'm concerned, the medicine teams are just fine.

Now, the ER "doctors" on the other hand... don't get me started...

Seriously though, everyone has a role in patient care. The trick is knowing your job, and then working as hard as you can to master it. There are bad and good physicians everywhere... mostly good ones.... except for the ER... they are mostly bad. 🙂

 

[MustafaMond]

THat was funny about ER docs!
Damn, man...they kill me!

Tenesma, that $hit is funny about arguing about lopressor! LOL!!!!


Foxxy, I sadly agree with you, and it is my feeling that in the tail department, we get neither quality nor quanitity. Surgery is sexier, pure and simple, I have to agree.

GS is cooler. But we are dork-chic.

Its like the first Scrubs episode, when JD is trying to hang w/ Turk and the surgeons, and they bag on him. He then goes back to all the IM interns who are huddled around an arcade game.

I try and puff my chest out and act macho whenever I do an LP or a central line, so that I can feel like a pimp , too.

Its great to hear about the way you guys feel, and that you don;t think we are all boners.

 

[Hotsauce21]

well, that depends. whats the bp trend? do they have bad asthma or COPD? I think Beta blockers become less selective at higher doses, so im not sure 25 or 50 is the question. YOu should be asking 50mg or 100mg, THATS the big question! =)

there will always be talking behind backs.... but at least we don't sit around for hours trying to decide whether 25mg of metoprolol is better than 50mg of metolprolol 🙂 just kidding...

 

[Hotsauce21]

holy crap thats funny! lmao

Its great to hear about the way you guys feel, and that you don;t think we are all boners.[/QUOTE]

 

[ecpiii]

Most IM people I have met (at academic institutions) are f***ing smart. No other way to make sense of those complicated patients.