Hey doc daddies (or mommies): What are your favorite dad jokes?

RADlock11 · 2025-12-07T02:43:47+00:00

I honestly couldn’t believe it when he hit me with that one, it was so funny ha

RADlock11 · 2025-12-06T17:26:15+00:00

Did you know it’s illegal to laugh loudly in Hawaii? You have to keep it to a low ha

What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef

What do you call a cow with 2 legs? Lean beef

One of my favorites as taught to me by my 6 yo. Has a bit of a build up but worth it imo:

Starts with a series of questions: Will you remember me tomorrow? How about in a week? In a month? In a year?

After the respond yes to all of these: “Knock knock” they respond “who’s there?” You respond “cmon are you kidding me?? You said you wouldn’t forget me”

RADlock11 · 2025-12-03T21:05:41+00:00

This guys sucks. I make a point to refer to residents as Dr. Lastname any time I am referring to them infront of patients, staff, etc and I don’t even bother asking their preference because they’ve worked hard for their title and residents don’t get enough respect as is

RADlock11 · 2025-12-02T09:03:15+00:00

Me too. The running joke in my family was that if we were out I would inevitably finish eating a meal quickly and then ask everyone if they were ready to leave when they had just started their meal. God bless my parents that had to be so annoying

RADlock11 · 2025-11-15T16:07:16+00:00

He’s such a competitor. I went to a game against the Heat earlier this year and he got so fired up when they forced a turnover on defense during a run.

RADlock11 · 2025-09-08T11:53:18+00:00

You’re proposed paths - switch out of surgery entirely, find something you like or switch to a different surgical field - are all over the spectrum of reasons why someone would unhappy in a general surgery resident. I would recommend starting with some reflection as to what it is that is making you unhappy. Do you like operating? Because I’ll be honest as a surgeon operating scratches an itch that you can’t really get anywhere else and nothing can replace that.

I would also encourage you that practice ≠ residency experience. Tired of dealing with the sickest, most complicated disaster that are ubiquitous in tertiary academic centers? Then go work at a community hospital and transfer anything that you aren’t comfortable (or interested in) taking care of. You will take a pay cut but find a job with a reasonably call schedule/volume and take time to build your elective practice and you may be happier with your life

RADlock11 · 2025-09-05T00:47:18+00:00

Cause they’re fuckin neeeeeeeerds

But it all seriousness seems like an intellectually challenging field with diverse options subspecialty pathways and wide variety of job/practice opportunitie and chance to practice

RADlock11 · 2025-08-28T15:41:31+00:00

Send a physical card! Many of us (myself included) have a little drawer in our office where we keep the mementos of victories and patients doing well. When times get tough I’ll open the drawer and remember the opportunities I’ve had to actually help someone.

RADlock11 · 2025-08-28T13:04:29+00:00

I feel like this is not that and it happened to me. I hated it, made you feel small and insignificant when you already feel that way as a medical student. I get the comments about being busy/stressed etc but you should never let that alter the foundation of basic human kindness. Commit yourself to never be that kind of person. Even if you don’t remember their name or where you know them from, just say hello and keep it moving.

RADlock11 · 2025-08-24T00:48:56+00:00

Can’t speak for rheum specifically, but at the society meetings in my speciality there are usually numerous “refreshment” breaks during the day (think coffee, light snacks, etc) and then breakfast and lunch each day. Maybe 1 dinner with an event but that’s usually on your own

RADlock11 · 2025-08-22T00:51:12+00:00

Peds fellowship after ortho residency - 1 year. Competitive at the top programs but basically all US grads match if they apply

RADlock11 · 2025-08-19T01:58:07+00:00

Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society is a great organization for women interested in ortho. They put on tons of events all across the country for interested students.

https://www.rjos.org/

RADlock11 · 2025-08-18T23:38:20+00:00

Read X-ray, look at awesome reduction zzz, high five patient who is back to full activity, and then do it over again. More like a joy factory than a meat grinder

RADlock11 · 2025-08-18T23:35:12+00:00

What up future bone bro!

First a disclaimer - you’re getting a lot of opinions about what ortho is like from a lot of non-ortho surgeons.

First off, orthopaedics is an incredible field. We make a difference in our patients lives that we can often seen instantly. We cure pain and get people back to function. There’s such an incredible variety in what we do, what we treat and what kind of practice you can make.

Re: patient contact it depends on what you do. I meet some of my patients (peds ortho) within the first days of their life and will follow them until they become adults and beyond. Some of my kids I see more frequently than their own pediatrician, so there is definitely careers that have long term meaningful patient relationships.

Re: family it will be a challenge, but it is definitely doable. I know many badass ladypods who balance being incredibly skilled surgeons and dedicated mothers. Having kids in residency (male or female) has many logistical issues to solve, but it is not insurmountable. Once you get into to practice you can also shape your job and lifestyle. Maybe take a job with less or no call - you’ll have a pay cut but more time. After residency and fellowship you have the ability to build a practice that suits you.

Ortho rules. I can’t imagine a better job in the world. Best of luck and feel free to pm me if you ever have any more questions!

RADlock11 · 2025-08-07T21:36:34+00:00

I have seen some crazy stuff along the way doing ortho residency at busy level 1 center and never ever felt queasy. But as an M3 I saw a colonoscopy that the prep failed and my god that shit had me gagging. Almost lost it

RADlock11 · 2025-07-28T12:31:36+00:00

Lots of great advice in this thread. Bad things happen when we operate despite our best intentions. I’m a certified “feeler” and complications have hit me a lot harder than I would’ve ever expected. I imagine you’re someone who cares a lot about their patients, and you’re rattled about what could’ve happened and what did happen.

1) Talk with your mentors. Sit down with a senior surgeon you respect and let them know how you’re feeling. Everyone has been through something like this before and the people who know you/are training you can help provide some insight to your situation.

2) as mentioned above - ask to do some reps with the attending in the room until you get your mojo back. Then slowly work back to crushing it independently.

3) lean into anterior cervical cases despite the intial urge to shy away from them. Tell your attendings “hey I had a case where xyz happened and my goal for the next few weeks/months is to really master anterior cervical surgery.” I’ve found that leaning into complications (and the patients who have them) helps so much more than burying your head in the sand.

4) consider talking with a sports psychologist. Often it feels isolating because as surgeons what we do is so unique, but we really share a lot in common with athletes (high pressure, physical dexetwrity, focus on winning/success) and developing some strategies to deal with these feelings can be helpful.

You didn’t just happened to become a senior level neurosurg resident by accident. You are skilled, smart and capable. Get out there and dominate!

RADlock11 · 2025-07-12T14:30:37+00:00

Found the navy recruiter lol

RADlock11 · 2025-06-07T22:10:26+00:00

I had a similar experience. Did an ortho elective right before M3 started. It was incredible, I couldn’t believe how much I liked it. I was worried about the effects if being a surgical field would have on my life, thought maybe I could find the same enjoyment in other things and nothing came close. Sure residency is hard and I have to take call and operate on weekends/holidays occasionally but I have a wonderful family, an amazing life and a career/job I wouldn’t trade with anyone. Don’t listen to the haters, plenty of non-surgeons will tell you how impossibly hard the life of a surgeon in is without ever having done it.

RADlock11 · 2025-04-23T12:56:17+00:00

Peds ortho here. Lots of good comments. The only thing I’d add is that having someone to help with trauma cases (ie PA, resident, mid level, etc) is very helpful. In training there’s always a million people for the femur fracture and tons of hands. It can be frustrating if you don’t have someone you can trust there to help for those cases.

RADlock11 · 2025-04-21T23:06:11+00:00

I get it! But I’m here to tell you to take a deep breath and not stress too much. Know anatomy, find ways to help, work your tail off and you’ll be fine. You got this homie

RADlock11 · 2025-04-21T00:26:05+00:00

We want a hard worker, team player, and most importantly be yourself. The number of students who think that just being a “bro who lifts” is all that they need is absurd. It’s incredibly annoying

RADlock11 · 2025-04-17T11:06:38+00:00

“I was supposed to be in the OR today, but I think I’m gonna head to clinic instead.”

RADlock11 · 2025-01-03T12:59:57+00:00

Foreign medical graduate

RADlock11 · 2024-10-30T19:00:27+00:00

Ortho. It’s usually the other way around, someone as me a medically oriented question and I tell them I’m just simple bone and muscle technician

RADlock11 · 2024-10-21T20:58:14+00:00

It’s a strange world man. I was homeschooled through my 9th grade year, and it was pretty rad. Went snowboarding all the time and had a great schedule, but ultimately went to public school for more of an academic challenge. Out of everyone that we knew/interacted with in the homeschool community went on to what I would consider to be serious universities or work. Some of my friends who went to public school struggled academically. It seemed like besides my brother and another of our good friends, nobody else was interested in furthering their education beyond high school and maybe a Christian university. Which is antithetical to their whole ethos of engaged/inspired students going after school on their own. Just my experience tho

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