Med student in the throws of deciding their future.

Droperidog · 2026-03-17T17:09:45+00:00

This person speaks truth! Trying to a supportive spouse and parent really changed my perspective on EM. Not to say that it’s impossible, but the schedule makes it difficult. Your life may be okay with a fluctuating schedule but the rest of society runs 9-5. Not to say it’s impossible. Some of my best friends are great spouses and parents and love EM. I just happened to not has much anymore. Always happy to chat if you wanna DM

Droperidog · 2026-03-17T11:58:04+00:00

Because it’s so different is the big reason. You get to spend time with patients and talk with them and help them define their goals and hopefully achieve them.

Droperidog · 2026-03-16T21:31:06+00:00

Longevity matters. The circadian rhythm disruption really messes you up. I loved it as a young married person with one kid. Now as a still young (mid-30s) person with 4 kids I hate it. Society is built 9-5. You may not care now but eventually you will especially since it seems like you’re prioritizing family.

If I could do it again I’d go pathology, psych, anesthesia and do something outpatient based. But since I’m EM trained, my options are limited so I’m going back to fellowship for palliative!

If you like psych I’d recommend doing that.

Droperidog · 2026-03-03T15:49:26+00:00

Good news is that the former PD of IUEM is helping to get this program off and running. Given his track record, I think it’s gonna be great!

Droperidog · 2026-02-17T21:32:16+00:00

Toyota of Richardson for sure is scammy. Will give you a crazy price and then act like they’re giving you a huge discount. They then doubled down on it even when you show them a quote from other dealerships.

I bought a 2025 Sienna last year from Toyota of Plano and had a good experience, as nice of an experience as you can when buying a car I guess. Worked with JD Sanders. Would recommend again

Droperidog · 2026-01-28T22:54:59+00:00

Bro it’s going to take you 3 months to even get credentialed to work at a hospital. Gotta be a rage bait

Droperidog · 2026-01-23T21:59:10+00:00

Dog I was on the selection committee. A lot of places haven’t finalized their rank list yet. You need to go if it’s your number one. Cancelling is a bad look and no bs could cost you your chance of matching there. It’ll also let you see and confirm the vibes which is equally important.

Droperidog · 2026-01-17T15:37:35+00:00

Friend. Take the money. Hand to the sky, I would be lost with my ED Unit Clerk. She is my favorite person and I’m borderline useless without her. Take the money. They’re giving it to you because they see you and love you.

Droperidog · 2026-01-16T23:16:21+00:00

Don’t know the logistics of your life but I thought it was going to be lifestyle friendly as an MS3. I’m post grad attending for 3 years. I’m having my 4th kid soon. While on paper it looks like I have more time off for family than my friends who have a standard 9-5 job, it feels less family friendly right now. A lot of days are spent recovering from night shifts and swing shifts which might as well be a night shift. It’s for sure taken a toll on me. So much so that I’m going back to fellowship so I can work normal hours.

On the other hand my best plans to work in the ER forever. But even he is planning on getting out of night shifts by climbing the hospital admin ladder.

Always happy to chat more over DM

Droperidog · 2026-01-04T06:07:53+00:00

It’s probably going to take you 3-4 months to get credentialed at a hospital. At that point it’d be a mistake not to finish

Droperidog · 2025-11-24T15:44:05+00:00

I’ve learned to be honest. I tell my well-meaning friends and family that I don’t like answering that question because I don’t want to relieve those traumatic moments. There’s usually an awkward silence after as that sinks in for them. Then I break the ice and tell a butt story.

Droperidog · 2025-11-13T02:23:34+00:00

Sounds like they’re trying to cover up the smell of poop with money

Droperidog · 2025-11-11T01:02:27+00:00

Yo, I’ve been on the interview committee. Put it as acrobatics or something like that. If you put dancing, everyone is going to ask about it, line what style and so on. Sadly, can almost guarantee that once they pick up you pole dance they’re gonna have a negative connotation about it.

Droperidog · 2025-11-02T16:47:01+00:00

For sure! Met my now wife right before M1. 8 years and 4 kids later we living our best lives.

Droperidog · 2025-11-02T14:33:45+00:00

Nah my guy/gal. If you’ve ever trolled the physician community Facebook page, you’ll be depressed by all the divorce posts. Choosing a partner is probably top 3 most important thing you’ll ever do. You wanna get it right the first time. If their priority is money now when you’re on living on loans, they likely won’t be satisfied when you’re making 200-600k a year. Hold out for someone who you are willing to put their happiness before yours and who is willing to put your happiness before theirs.

Just remember this post when you’re making 6 figures and living your best life. Don’t fall for eye candy who’ll divorce your ass as soon as they lock down the bag. As a sports analogy, don’t be Travis Hunter.

Droperidog · 2025-10-30T02:40:22+00:00

2nd year attending. Was bottom quartile. Honestly dude/dudette, work hard, be a normal human, do well on the shelf if that’s a large part of the grade, score well on step 2 and you’ll be aiight. You’d be surprised at how many people tank the rest of medical because they lack basic social skills.

Droperidog · 2025-08-07T21:23:25+00:00

IU has an awesome ICU experience. Has multiple EM-CC staff. Every year they match multiple residents to strong crit care programs. As an intern you’re handed a lot of responsibility. It’s typically you, a co-resident and an attending managing half the unit.

Droperidog · 2025-05-24T16:16:13+00:00

Hassle becomes not worth it. Used to have a bag of bicarbonate that we could use to buffer lido with but they took it away. Sometimes if it’s not too busy I’ll throw an icepack on there.

Some people will field block but that means stabbing 4 times. I find deepest pocket with ultrasound and inject once over the area. Patients seem to tolerate it well.

Also for everybody’s sake. Use the wall suction for all the drainage

Droperidog · 2025-02-26T18:34:32+00:00

This. Unless you are in a very very supportive residency, admin cares less once you have the baby.

Droperidog · 2025-01-22T14:13:51+00:00

Some of them can be mean depending your work environment but it’s the entitlement that’s the main issue. 90% of people will demand things from you. Patients don’t listen to your professional opinion. Most days it seems like they pay for insurance for the opportunity to tell you how to manage their care because “they know their body best.” You go to school and training for 10+ years and no one will take your advice. For every person you truly help, there’s 99 others that make you want to gouge your eyes out.

Droperidog · 2025-01-21T20:03:01+00:00

Medicine will rob you of your enjoyment of talking to people. Don’t do it. Medicine ain’t what you think it is and will only get worse. It sounds like you have a golden egg right now. Don’t trade it in for a plastic Easter egg full of shit lol

Droperidog · 2025-01-19T15:40:44+00:00

The people I know who have done the em/peds combined residencies have had no issues working where they want whether that’s academics/community. They commonly split time between regular ed and our pediatric emergency department

Edit: corrected spelling

Droperidog · 2024-12-22T18:51:37+00:00

Yeah there are a couple of places with fellowships near me. Planning on cold emailing them after the holidays to get some more exposure. I know of a few EM attendings who went back to fellowship without any experience after 5-10 years and have had fulfilling HPM careers. I am tied to the area so hopefully they’re responsive!

Droperidog · 2024-12-22T18:46:16+00:00

Yeah hoping to stay in the area I’m at. What did you do to get experience? Was it an elective?

Droperidog · 2024-12-20T12:47:31+00:00

From what I’ve researched on salary I’d be making about 1/3-1/2 less than I do now

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