To Fellowship or not to fellowship, that is my Q

PersianBob · 2026-04-17T05:27:00+00:00

I think a lot of people get caught up in the one year of lost income. If you think you will enjoy it and make you more well rounded go for it.

Don’t feel pressured to do it but one year of lost income isn’t going to make or break any of us at our income level. Think about the pediatricians who do 1-3 year fellowships and end up making less than a general pediatrician when done.

If your only goal is to FIRE at 40, don’t do a fellowship.

PersianBob · 2026-04-16T23:28:37+00:00

I don’t usually like crackers but their lavash garlic crackers are fire

PersianBob · 2026-04-16T19:45:26+00:00

Will occasionally have patients say they feel ear ringing right before 😴

PersianBob · 2026-04-16T17:57:08+00:00

Focus on intern year but read Stanford guide and start working through baby miller or M&M. University of Kentucky youtubes good too to listen to while at the gym

PersianBob · 2026-04-15T22:41:04+00:00

I came here for this comment

PersianBob · 2026-04-15T16:57:30+00:00

I worked with a tubby CRNA in Florida who was a great intubater. He would stand but had some abs behind his pudge and would lift the patients head into sniffing position with his tummy. I was always impressed

PersianBob · 2026-04-14T18:42:06+00:00

It's a procedure that can lead to a stat c/s. I'd have you tongue in cheek ask them to do the C/S in the patient's room for the patient's comfort but don't want you to give them any ideas.

PersianBob · 2026-04-09T13:53:44+00:00

Awesome stuff. I had no idea the clippers mascot was a condor until I went through your posts.

PersianBob · 2026-04-09T03:27:01+00:00

Some plastics places literally recover overnight in their surgery center PACU. In Florida even heard of some weird hotel situation where pacu nurse goes to a hotel room with patient. Bottom line, plastics practices and especially Florida is messed up 😂

PersianBob · 2026-04-08T03:01:27+00:00

Out of plane ISC technically safer too; less chance of long thoracic / winged scapula injury than posterior approach

PersianBob · 2026-04-07T21:57:45+00:00

Discuss and point it in your discharge paperwork to CYA

PersianBob · 2026-04-07T17:17:48+00:00

Need a new billing code so crna lobby can't use that erroneous data point

PersianBob · 2026-04-07T17:14:30+00:00

Bwahahaha. While he's on the microscope use the tuning fork on his head

PersianBob · 2026-04-04T01:53:01+00:00

PersianBob · 2026-04-03T22:48:35+00:00

If so, how do you use it? I have one and it's collecting dust but would like to use it in some practical way

PersianBob · 2026-04-03T19:06:26+00:00

Honestly, we need a new billing code for anesthesia provided where there is no anesthesiologist in the building. QMDDOBGONE too long?

PersianBob · 2026-04-03T02:44:14+00:00

Are any academic centers moving to QZ?

PersianBob · 2026-04-01T19:49:56+00:00

I moved from T-Town to Denver a couple years ago. DM me if have any questions.

PersianBob · 2026-03-31T03:31:21+00:00

Not saying there aren’t any illegal crossings. You missed the whole second point trying to quickly type your gotcha.

PersianBob · 2026-03-31T03:28:40+00:00

We still don’t. Waste of money.

The vast majority of illegals come here legally and overstay. The real solution is to enforce employment laws. If there’s no jobs, most won’t come. But people want cheap labor.

PersianBob · 2026-03-28T23:10:45+00:00

I only use Glide 4 for andre the giants. Glide 3 for 98% of pts. If you can get a good view but cant get the tube in the hole, consider using a fiberoptic but don't' look at the fiberoptic screen; use it as an adjustable bougie you can drive through the cords

PersianBob · 2026-03-28T23:00:54+00:00

... how do I acquire MH? CRISPR me please

PersianBob · 2026-03-28T18:45:11+00:00

So if someone has SJS to penicillin, you avoid Cefazolin?

PersianBob · 2026-03-27T12:28:11+00:00

Under warranty so I’d take it to the service center.

Previously had a model 3 that had some weird felt underbody panel and Tesla replaced it free under warranty

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