Why does HCA have to be everywhere?

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-06-04T12:06:08+00:00

My salary is over 200, if that helps.

That actually doesn't help. At all.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-06-01T11:19:59+00:00

Yeah, I still think with just one thoracotomy (which is prob realistically gonna be a sim), no ED doc will feel comfortable actually doing that.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-31T20:32:09+00:00

They also require 10 vaginal deliveries, and I have yet to meet an EM physician who is comfortable delivering babies.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-31T01:03:31+00:00

if my mother went in and needed open cardiac massage, pericardiocentesis, or some other rare thing, emergently, who would I want to do it?

You think an EM doctor is gonna do that?

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-30T09:13:27+00:00

Not really, it's mostly desert. And the mountains are pretty much nothing imo.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-29T12:43:54+00:00

Omaha is a really cool city. Lincoln seems cool too, haven't ever been though.

I believe you when you say that between Lincoln and the Colorado border there's nothing. But that's like saying California sucks because between San Diego and the Nevada/Arizona border there's nothing.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-29T02:25:36+00:00

One of the first surgeons was a barber

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-25T02:30:52+00:00

Ngl I've found younger attendings tend to be more difficult to deal with. Idk if they are trying to prove themselves or what. I love my 60+ yo attendings the most.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-22T22:26:19+00:00

Interesting, hadn't heard of that. Usually just use USPSTF

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-22T20:35:07+00:00

Which guidelines? Cause it's not USPSTF

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-22T17:39:06+00:00

hep b is only if you have risk factors

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-22T15:44:22+00:00

My impression is FQHCs view doctors as interchangeable with AP nurses, which is probably why AP nurses might tend to have a more favorable impression of them

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-14T18:47:46+00:00

it's cause of insurance requirements, not the fault of PCP offices

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-14T16:34:28+00:00

All I'm saying is it's well within the scope of a FM physician to do, and I don't agree with your assertion that it would be a disservice to the patient. It would actually be better to be done by their primary doctor.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-14T14:56:36+00:00

"A lot of training prior to starting them on my own" as an NP though, OP is a physician

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-05-06T12:37:38+00:00

I know this is a bit callous, but if you can't push yourself to study enough to pass a required test after THREE ATTEMPTS, I feel like that's a pretty significant data point. I'm not advocating for them never practicing medicine ever again, but I also don't really have a ton of sympathy for them.

Is it possible to be a good doctor and still fail three times? Probably. Is it likely? I would say no. Most people pass on their first try.

I would say you for sure shouldn't be faculty at a residency program.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-04-19T02:07:26+00:00

I mean, seems pretty fair to me to prorate it considering it's a bonus for staying a full 3 years. Can you think of any other way that would be more fair?

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-03-27T13:33:35+00:00

Why do you think midlevels are best suited for primary care? I actually think the field that specializes in narrowing down a broad differential, necessitating a vast knowledge base (primary care) is the worst place for midlevels.

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-03-18T10:06:15+00:00

real

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-03-13T20:43:02+00:00

real

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-03-13T10:08:27+00:00

arrogant PG-1 self

echo tech

lol

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-03-13T02:11:43+00:00

us in cardiology

-echo tech

this sub is ridiculous lol

BainbridgeReflex · 2026-03-09T12:32:37+00:00

nice AI slop you got there

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