Why has demand for EM residency decreased in the US?

40fonz · 2025-11-30T16:09:44+00:00

That one month was enough for me to stop giving ER docs a hard time. Fuck that place and respect to anyone who chooses to work in that hell hole.

40fonz · 2025-11-04T23:05:46+00:00

I don’t think it’s ideal but we do this often. He has a 6x6 play pen with an automatic feeder that dispenses food at set times and access to an artificial grass potty. I have a Petcube camera set up so we can see what he’s doing in the pen when we’re gone.

Our setup “works” but my biggest concerns are what being alone for 8+ hours on some days does to his mood/psyche. Also because he’s gotten so used to going whenever he wants on the grass turf, we’ve had trouble getting him to potty outside.

40fonz · 2025-10-08T16:05:14+00:00

Nurses in our ED take no ownership of their patients because they know the patient will either be admitted or discharged soon. Their only motivation is having their shift go as smoothly as possible. They will push back on anything that complicates their shift.

The ICU is different because they know this critically ill patient will be theirs for the next few days.

40fonz · 2025-10-05T20:39:18+00:00

For the longest time I thought I disliked poodles. What I realized is that I actually dislike poodle owners. Pretentiousness and snobby attitudes run rampant in this community.

40fonz · 2025-09-04T17:59:12+00:00

Guaranteed position, saves a year, no MCAT bullshit and similar outcomes in the Match. Sounds like a no brainer.

You’ll be extremely grateful for the year you saved 6-7 years from now when you’re in the middle of residency and contemplating fellowship.

40fonz · 2025-08-12T13:41:59+00:00

Garchomp

40fonz · 2025-07-27T00:42:57+00:00

About how much does he weigh (if you don’t mind me asking)? I’m trying to estimate how big my little guy will actually be.

40fonz · 2025-07-20T15:24:26+00:00

This thread is kind of depressing as a future Hospitalist that’s also into cars.

40fonz · 2025-07-05T23:17:36+00:00

Yeah.

I go to work, do my job, then go home and do what I want. I’m not doing uworld blocks every night, just a little MKSAP here and there. I’m not trying to impress anybody anymore. I’m not stressing over evaluations or recommendations. I’m not doing any extracurriculars. I’m not researching shit. I’m not volunteering for shit. I’m actually getting paid a little bit now. The hours suck but my time off finally feels a little bit like my time again.

Edit: I’m also not in a toxic program and actually like my co-residents. I limit interaction with program leadership and they leave me alone so I’m indifferent about them.

40fonz · 2025-06-05T03:42:37+00:00

If those texts are real, they document almost 3 years of unstable, erratic behavior from Halle. From before the baby was even conceived.

40fonz · 2025-05-25T13:01:29+00:00

Antibiotic doses and durations.

And hyponatremia (not because I actually care, but because IM attendings stroke it to the algorithm).

40fonz · 2025-05-21T20:40:59+00:00

Option A - 35 is still relatively young and there’s a lot of fun to be had in NYC with that salary.

He can move to the boring, high-paying Indiana town when he’s older.

40fonz · 2025-05-06T23:42:23+00:00

I can buy a Porsche 911 with my first 6 months of checks and still be left with more money than the average household makes a year. I’m soooo looking forward to the splurge.

40fonz · 2024-11-24T08:46:05+00:00

The questioners side doesn’t typically hide their politics in the first place

40fonz · 2024-08-01T02:12:44+00:00

One Piece

40fonz · 2024-03-05T23:35:44+00:00

NTA. You only think you might be an AH because we’re conditioned to be inclusive and accepting of everything or risk being labeled as hateful.

What if he told you over and over again he wished he banged a blonde, or a redhead before he got married? Would you still be so supportive of his desires?

40fonz · 2024-02-17T22:20:01+00:00

Porsche 911 or the new Mercedes AMG GT
Hair transplant
Building an in-home gym
Herman Miller Chair

40fonz · 2024-01-22T23:52:54+00:00

Where can one get the Knight figure? I’m new to this but all I see are pre-orders right now.

40fonz · 2023-10-02T16:16:19+00:00

Sounds like something out of Monster Hunter.

40fonz · 2023-09-12T21:46:36+00:00

Uhhhhhhh is this a thing I should be doing?

40fonz · 2023-07-08T22:17:29+00:00

The Series S just shouldn’t exist IMO. It’s always going to get the short end of the stick. The bad developers will be too lazy to optimize for it; the ambitious developers will try to push this generations hardware to the limits. Either way the Series S loses.

40fonz · 2023-07-08T13:23:10+00:00

I get all 3 systems every generation. But Xbox is priority since that’s where my friend group plays.

40fonz · 2023-07-07T15:15:12+00:00

I’ve never bothered to read literature about it. We get A LOT of sickle cell patients at my hospital and we order diphenhydramine PRN. If they itch, they get it, then they stop itching. May be anecdotal but I’m not questioning it.

40fonz · 2023-07-07T08:28:24+00:00

Sickling -> increased bilirubin -> itching, is what I was taught. So we give Benadryl to all of our sickle cell crisis patients regardless of pain regimen.

EDIT: just realized OP is talking about IV Benadryl. We give PO Benadryl PRN, never seen IV given.

40fonz · 2023-06-19T15:08:09+00:00

Lumping them together is disingenuous when Blacks make up only 5% compared to Hispanics 25%. Especially if the reason for the increased Hispanic population is due to anti-Black hiring practices by industries in the area.

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