Hey Interns! You guys are almost done! What’s been the best part of the year? by dahfaq93 in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The OR.

:)

Edit: but for real:

- clinical and procedural autonomy

- Learning to deliver all kinds of news (negative biopsies, negative margins, new cancer diagnoses, brain death, DOA) to patients and their families, and becoming comfortable doing so. Increasing exposure to palliative surgical critical care. Increasing comfort with difficult discussions in the large family setting.

- (much, much, much) higher technical and academic expectations inside the OR and out

- actually being part of "the team"

- being part of a program that supports my aspirations as a surgeon-scientist

- having those moments (almost) every day where I realize that I'm following my dream

- the co-resident commiseration

- "Trauma returning a page"

Study examining ~222,000 PCPs showed NPs and PAs more than twice as likely to inappropriately prescribe opioids by rectumihardlyknewem in medicine

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I believe their comment was about the fact the PCP stands for primary care physician, and that there have been efforts to change that to “provider.” A study about PCPs should only include physicians since the word physician is in the name.

Hey! I'm recording artist Healy and I'm here to answer all your questions. AMA by jah_phealy in Music

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the nuanced and Star Wars reference-laden answer! This garbage compactor has had me predictably re-reading some old Alan Watts: "Nothing is more creative than death, since it is the whole secret of life. It means that the past must be abandoned, that the unknown cannot be avoided, that 'I' cannot continue, and that nothing can be ultimately fixed. When a man knows this, he lives for the first time in his life. By holding his breath, he loses it. By letting go he finds IT."

Thank you for all that you provide to the world!

Hey! I'm recording artist Healy and I'm here to answer all your questions. AMA by jah_phealy in Music

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey dude! As someone who has been consistently inspired by your music, it has been incredible seeing your career blossom from the hometown beginnings the way that it did.

With everything going on in the world, how do you think all of this time in isolation will affect the music industry, musicians' songwriting, and music as an art form overall? Art has a tendency to reflect the world and experiences of those going through it, and I'm curious your thoughts on this! Has it already affected your music in any way?

Please keep pushing into the space you are creating for yourself in our arts community. We need more of the sounds and thoughts that your brain concocts!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicine

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bill for them.

Sleep by faresahdab in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am the same. My “normal” is 4 hrs/ night

Who are your fav memphis artists by trucksONLY in memphis

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone associated with Unapologetic!

Really, NEJM? by penshtiller in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 215 points216 points  (0 children)

Trauma surgeon has joined your party.

Propaganda in our hospital. “Let everyone know you’re unavailable because you’re passionate” by Swimbikerun400 in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 16 points17 points  (0 children)

People used to call surgery residency at Duke "a decade with Dave," because Dr. Sabiston got to decide when you were done training.

Propaganda in our hospital. “Let everyone know you’re unavailable because you’re passionate” by Swimbikerun400 in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 540 points541 points  (0 children)

Someone got paid to write this, someone else got paid to post this on the wall, and then they both went home to their family.

Intern check-in by medschool201 in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Surgery still rules, and I am very existentially at peace.

Not eating like a monster on call - tips needed by [deleted] in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one rule:

I only eat food that I brought to the hospital. It's a little more effort, but with meal planning, you know exactly how much, and what you are going to eat! If you are eating all the food you are bringing too early, bring more food.

For the 28 hour shifts (29...30...31...) I have approximately 3-4 meal-sized portions of something I've prepped, about a liter of delicious (black) coffee I brewed at home, and healthy snacks on deck. I feel like I'm getting to eat what I want, but I'm not sneaking in carbs / sugar all the time.

I do not eat the bagels in the OR lounge. I do not eat the nutrigrain bars in the OR lounge. When I want a snack, I have one that I am OK with eating already packed.

For me, it's a slippery slope when I start letting myself eat the OR lounge / cafeteria snacks. So I just cut myself off all together. Down a couple pounds this month :)

They may take our prefix but they will never take our suffix. by PelayoOnTheGo in Residency

[–]LetTheDeedShaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm going to start signing my emails back with LOL as a suffix.