What do you mean by “survival mode”? Well, once you start residency you need to learn to prioritize things very efficiently. For many of you this will be your first job. This is not the same as being a medical student where no one really cared whether you were around or not. Yes, I realize you did do some weeks of long hours as a medical student, and yes, there was your sub-I where you […]
Medicine
Here it is, my first post! This should have been posted yesterday at 3/21/2016… but for some reason my plugin to crosspost to Twitter and Facebook didn’t work. My apologies. Mistakes were made. But anyways… I’ve gone through medical school, internship, residency, and fellowship. All in all, I’ve had about 10 years of being around doctors-to-be, residents, and attendings. From my experience, I am about to make a sweeping generalization. I think there are 3 main types […]
Bad Doctor, Good Doctor, Bad for Doctor
#MatchDay2016 #MatchDay #iMatched #Match2016 #Match The day of matching. The first day of the rest of your life. The alpha. The omega. What is there to say? CONGRATULATIONS! You matched into Specialty X at location Y. Whether it was at Podunk College in BFE or Ivory Tower in Awesomeville, you have now officially embarked on your journey to being a “real doctor”. Bask in this moment and enjoy it. Go out with your friends and […]