What sucks, What rocks?

[lildrmrb0y]

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We've all had terrible computer systems that take you thru a neurosurgery protocol when trying to order a tylenol, lab/radiology staff that don't wear watches, attendings more interested in the floor tiles than in sharing their wisdom. SO LETS HAVE IT!

Help out a kid trying to pick a residency that makes it EASY to be a resident! (I hear some places have CONCIERGE SERVICE for their residents!)


I'll start (from a student's perspective, UCSD residents please chime in): I love UCSD with everything I've got, BUT:

COMPUTERS: 2/5
- PCIS computer system is an obtuse, difficult system to interact with. Placing orders generally takes 30% more time than it should.

FACILITIES: 3/5
- old-school!
- Working at four different hospitals (VA, Hillcrest, Thornton, Mercy) gives experience w/ different types of patients, but it also makes it difficult to adjust and re-remember all passwords/nurses names/protocol for requesting prosthetics. Different parking permits, different ID badges. Traffic. Can't buy a house close to your hospital if your hospital is always changing locations!

COWORKERS: 5/5
- people are always on the move, but happy overall.
- very interested in research/sub-sub-subspecialization

OTHER: 1/5
- call rooms leave a lot to be desired.
- meal points vary by hospital

Again, I love the place, but will be taking these things into consideration when picking a residency.

 

[Apollyon]

Use a different/bigger typeface. I can't be bothered to look at what you have there. It's not like you're trying to conserve pixels or photons.

 

[Dr. Will]

Do some of these new posters ever actually read previous threads or even use the search function? There is a whole "sticky" thread devoted to residency reviews that basically tell you "what rocks and what sucks." Also, someone already beat you to it by creating a new residency review thread. Just post it on the already created thread so everyone can go to the same source.

BTW...your font sucks.

 

[USCDiver]

What rocks: crack, old people with Parkinsons

What sucks: low wall suction

Anything I'm leaving out?

 

[Febrifuge]

We have a few chairs in the Peds area that rock.

Some penetrating chest wounds really suck.

 

[Miami_med]

When we get a really good hurricane, it rocks the windows and sucks off the roof.

 

[lildrmrb0y]

The "residency reviews" post is largely populated by med students sharing perspectives on interview questions and "quality" of programs based on single-day visits and numbers.

I was hoping to obtain very specific information regarding the logistics of being a resident & the ways in which a given program makes your lives easier or more difficult. A search for "computers", "parking" and "happy" was not successful. 🙄

I would appreciate the thoughts of anyone who has time (although that probably biases the results toward those programs that don't march their residents into the ground) I even chose a larger font this time 🙂

cheers.

 

[lildrmrb0y]

The "residency reviews" post is largely populated by med students sharing perspectives on interview questions and "quality" of programs based on single-day visits and numbers.

I was hoping to obtain very specific information regarding the logistics of being a resident & the ways in which a given program makes your lives easier or more difficult. A search for "computers", "parking" and "happy" was not successful. 🙄

I would appreciate the thoughts of anyone who has time (although that probably biases the results toward those programs that don't march their residents into the ground) I even chose a larger font this time 🙂

cheers.

 

[RxnMan]

The SDN staff is putting together a residency database that is populated with resident replies - it will display a lot of the information you're asking for.