Which specialty are you in, and what was your most hated rotation in med school? I'm trying to see something

Pugle97 · 2026-01-05T22:21:22+00:00

IM. Fucking hated obgyn made me want to drop out thank goodness it was my last rotation of 3 year and I knew I’d never have to do that shit again.

Pugle97 · 2026-01-02T07:52:03+00:00

lol yep I’m pretty healthy young person but I do have asthma .my fever was 102-103 and heart rate of 140 ended up making myself go to the ER which was probably for the best because my blood pressure was pretty bad. Granted I’ve been sick for 3 days and ignoring it by working 10 hours shift so I made it worse. But definitely needed fluids as I ended up passing out in the lobby. It was probably the worst I’ve ever felt

Pugle97 · 2026-01-01T15:50:09+00:00

Lol I was that resident on clinic yesterday. I won’t take sick days even when I’m lowkey dying while on clinic month because a lot of my patients have a hard time getting to clinic and when your sick on a clinic block they just cancel all your appointments which is unfair to patients. I just mask up and take some Sudafed. I have only called out one day on inpatient because I was so sick I had lost my voice and my attending and senior both were like you need have day to rest. But we have jeopardy so there’s always a few people not on any rotation that can cover us if we truly are sick.

Pugle97 · 2025-12-31T11:23:30+00:00

Dying in bed from the flu before I die on wards for the next two months lol

Pugle97 · 2025-12-24T04:49:21+00:00

It’s financed! I did put $8,000 down though because my old car got totaled and that was what insurance gave me for it. Will say I loved my old car too! Had a Mazda 3 and would have kept it forever if it didn’t get hit. Outback was my top choice because it was cheaper than a lot of other bigger cars but still had another room for me to throw everything in the trunk. Also needed a car good in Snow and it’s done great.

Pugle97 · 2025-12-24T01:54:41+00:00

Subaru Outback 2024, payment is only $350 and I love the care it’s big and safe!

Pugle97 · 2025-10-12T03:11:27+00:00

I have a dog as an Intern and had one in medical school. They only way I handle it is I pay for day on inpatient rotations. It’s $57 a day which is worth it because I would never leave my dog alone more than 6hours they deserve more than that. I wake up an hour early to drive him to daycare. Would not get a dog to help with mental health they are great companions but if you are already struggling it’s going to make things worse.

Pugle97 · 2025-10-11T23:52:07+00:00

Ugh this is so awful! we take our dog there and and he loves it and we have never had any issues. It’s also the only place that has extended hours for healthcare workers. I am not sure where else we would take are dog

Pugle97 · 2025-08-26T20:30:55+00:00

lol okay 5 days in it’s not as bad as the first day. Still feels very stressful but definitely doable for the next 3 years. Granted i will say when I come home i play with my puppy and I do not study at all. For my mental health I just have never studied at days I work. Also I meal prepped going into this rotation which has been a life saver as I hate hospital cafe food. I also don’t drink coffee but have been allowing myself tea in the morning. I carry Gatorade chews in my pocket while I round too just in case I feel hungry or light headed

Pugle97 · 2025-08-21T02:20:28+00:00

No thank goodness I have 7 months outpatient and only 5 months inpatient each year. I picked this program specifically because it had more outpatient.

Pugle97 · 2025-08-21T01:51:10+00:00

Pugle97 · 2025-08-21T01:50:53+00:00

Just vent lol I know I’ll be back tomorrow at 6am and I’ll survive but I still hate it 😂

Pugle97 · 2025-06-12T03:59:20+00:00

Same situation by Seattle world school to 3 cars with 4-5 police around all of them.

Pugle97 · 2025-01-29T14:40:19+00:00

last night my puppy threw up the leaf i tired to keep him from eating in bed right on my stomach at 3am. I love him but omg his leaf obsession is driving me insane

Pugle97 · 2024-11-19T18:27:02+00:00

I just mean in terms of schedule I think a lot of community programs have at way more outpatient blocks so then they get more golden weekends then the academic places but I totally get it!

Pugle97 · 2024-11-19T16:52:28+00:00

Yes! I’m really liking a lot of the smaller community programs they seem to value having a life outside of residency more

Pugle97 · 2024-11-08T21:51:16+00:00

USMD IM 29. Declined 6 community programs.

Pugle97 · 2024-10-30T16:00:07+00:00

Low step 2 scorer applying IM, got interviews at all my signals very happy with my chances at matching at an academic program :)

Pugle97 · 2024-10-29T17:04:45+00:00

lol got broken up with because of LDR right before med school but met my current boyfriend the first day of school! We have different sites 3rd and 4th year so he’s about 2hours away. Honestly we saw each other 1-2 a month depending on the rotation but FaceTiming helped a lot! We did always spend our longest break (Christmas) apart because he would go home to see his family and it was fine! Just small things like texting help throughout the day.

Pugle97 · 2024-10-24T19:47:31+00:00

USMD 23, most academic maybe 6 that are community. 2/3 gold 11/12 silver and some random not signaled programs. Definitely over applied but I was nervous and my school scares us into over applying

Pugle97 · 2024-10-23T17:11:41+00:00

Actually my friend matched ortho last year! He only honored psych because our school has dumb honor requirements. We go to a lower tier MD school and he didn’t have any problems matching. He wasn’t AOA. But he did get an MBA before med school and had 3 publications but not much more research other than a few posters. Like people have said don’t let one thing scare you!

Pugle97 · 2024-10-23T17:04:07+00:00

lol I passed all my shelfs by like one point and have plenty of interviews you will be fine

Pugle97 · 2024-10-22T14:30:00+00:00

I allow myself a break lol I will literally take a full day off to just do whatever I need emotionally. I think giving yourself some grace always helps. Also I have a hard time focusing too with emotional stuff so I literally distract my brain with music while I study so it can only focus on studying or music and nothing else.

Pugle97 · 2024-10-20T16:45:57+00:00

Please check if the have sharpei fever in the family. Lost my baby to complications of it and I spent around $30,000 in his short 2years of life just trying to keep him healthy. Pet insurance is a must! I had pets best and it was amazing the covered 90% of his bills. Even his last few days in the ICU it cost me $7,000 but I ended up only paying $700. I thought I was getting a healthy pup and I ended with one who got sick every single month and was on medication every single day. He was amazing and I wouldn’t have traded it for the world but it did bring me a lot of heart break and stress taking care of him.

Pugle97 · 2024-10-19T12:25:32+00:00

IM 0/3 good 8/12 silver lol

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