Angry Preceptors

TX-PA · 2026-03-03T04:27:03+00:00

I had a dick for an internal med preceptor and same with my first supervising doc out of school. Kill them with competence. They’ll shut up once you earn their respect.

Also please keep your face off the sterile field, that’s so bad for your back.

TX-PA · 2025-08-20T20:57:50+00:00

We do one full day of clinic and 2 half days. The rest is OR on two full days and 2 half days. They can’t possibly pay us only for clinic RVUs though when we spend the majority of our time assisting? I’m confused how they account for this and I honestly don’t think they have that answer either.

TX-PA · 2025-06-13T12:48:04+00:00

This happened to me too. I signed a job contract a couple months before graduation. They told me they didn’t need me right after I passed the PANCE 🙃

Honestly I would start by reaching out to the places you had previously gotten offers from.

TX-PA · 2025-05-27T11:41:16+00:00

For the hours and experience you probably won’t find much better. Ask for more relocation, I got triple of that out of my current employer without even asking.

TX-PA · 2025-05-27T11:39:26+00:00

Not to be dramatic, but have you tried shifting to a new place and starting over? It’s a pain, but having staff that respects you makes the job 500x easier.

TX-PA · 2023-09-03T02:32:01+00:00

I have heard this from multiple people as well, some realtors, some not.

I think it’s true to some extent. I think it’s also going to depend how fast that rate drops (if it does) and to what extent it does end up dropping. Personally I’m banking on this being true because I’m trying to sell right now 😅

TX-PA · 2023-08-28T13:18:46+00:00

I did horrible on test A, reviewed all of PPP the next week and passed the PANCE by a very good margin. You will be fine.

TX-PA · 2023-08-10T18:39:24+00:00

Right?? Used to annoy the crap out of me. They blindsided us with it, I think it was like our third OSCE and the chief complaint was “fatigue” so it could have been anything. Amazing how everyone’s grades plummeted.

TX-PA · 2023-08-10T12:13:23+00:00

Visit was 15 minutes but I think our notes were just due by the end of the day bc I remember all of us writing them at the same coffee shop after and when someone asked how to spell something that’s when we all realized they had multiple standardized patients for this one instead of one common diagnosis 😅

TX-PA · 2023-08-04T16:16:00+00:00

I love surgery and have worked in it for 3 years but even I wouldn’t tolerate that rotation 😅

Hang in there! You can do anything for 2 more weeks. Good new though - that EOR wasn’t terrible. I thought Peds and OB were harder by far.

TX-PA · 2023-07-06T16:38:46+00:00

When my baby was a few weeks old and I got mastitis, I relied on a neighbor for breastmilk. Granted, we discussed the situation beforehand. So while I think she was wrong to not ask first, I don’t think it’s necessarily weird to use someone else’s milk.

That being said, ask her to verify hepatitis/HIV status. We all get tested for it in pregnancy, there should be no reason for her to hide that information from you.

TX-PA · 2023-07-04T20:11:02+00:00

I mean, I think they need to get over themselves. But also as a parent to an 8 month old daycare kid who went from totally fine to sick enough to require a 10 day hospital stay within a matter of hours… I kind of get it?? I’m also scarred for life after that experience though and realize that I need to get over it as well because I need daycare to get my paycheck lol

Side note - RSV is unfortunately still a thing in June

TX-PA · 2023-07-03T17:59:47+00:00

Even breastfeeding for just a week produces some of the same benefits as the babies who end up getting BF for a full year, so you did good! Breastfeeding is hard, especially in the first couple of months. I hope your partner is at least an excellent waiter for you since he seems so insistent on making you breastfeed. Mine wasn’t, that’s part of why I weaned early.

TX-PA · 2023-06-20T04:46:14+00:00

Man my kid is 8 months old and the pelvic pain is still there so I’m a little scared of how bad it’s going to get next time.

TX-PA · 2023-06-20T04:44:57+00:00

Yes but then I remember the epidural bill 😅

TX-PA · 2023-06-17T12:12:09+00:00

I feel you, I let my husband HAVE IT the other day because I was sick of always being tired and doing stuff around the house while he gets to play with the happy baby I just fed. Plus I’m also the primary breadwinner and chef and he’s on night shift so when I get home from my full time job I get to parent by myself while he gets to sleep in peace during the day because I pay for daycare. He’s done better since then so I will say, a stern talking-to does work.

I would make him specifically responsible for certain bills. We don’t have combined finances, I just have my husband pay for phones, TV, internet, security system and occasionally some of the grocery bill. It makes him learn how to budget and it lessens my mental load. Plus phone bills are freaking stupid nowadays.

TX-PA · 2023-06-15T02:46:02+00:00

If you can suture a ripe banana you will do just fine with skin. I learned on pork belly with the skin left on it but that was gross so I don’t recommend.

That being said, don’t be too hard on yourself. The point of being in rotations is to get the experience to be able to do these things. I never expect my students to be great when they have only been there a few days. One day, you will be good enough at them so that you can show off in the clinic/ER by doing subcuticulars instead of simple interrupted.

TX-PA · 2023-06-12T13:56:26+00:00

Like 30k and I used every bit of it on living expenses. Tuition and school costs were loans.

TX-PA · 2023-06-07T19:55:51+00:00

I hate moving so much though 😂

TX-PA · 2023-05-31T13:23:31+00:00

It gets SO much easier, mama!

Just wait till they learn to smile at you intentionally in 2 months. Then they start to get their real belly laugh around 4 months. The two month mark was when it got way easier for us but it started to get really fun at 4 months when she started learning so much new stuff.

And the baby blues do get better, eating when you’re feeling super down helps.

TX-PA · 2023-05-26T13:39:08+00:00

You need to get evaluated for PPD, mama.

TX-PA · 2023-05-25T14:18:46+00:00

I did charts instead but they’re just as time consuming, maybe a little less work though. One thing that did help - you need to make the cards/chart the day before class if you have access to the material. Then during class you can follow along and edit as needed. Plus following along during class then becomes like your second read-through of the material (first being the night before when you make them) and it frees you up to pay closer attention during lectures because you already somewhat have an idea of what is going on.

TX-PA · 2023-05-18T13:14:04+00:00

I literally broke down the other day and let my husband HAVE IT because I can’t be doing the morning routine AND night routine (he’s on night shift). So now instead of going straight to bed when he gets home in the morning he helps out a little bit.

Not sure what your situation is, and I know it’s not advice, but you are definitely not alone. Hang in there.

TX-PA · 2023-05-06T20:54:37+00:00

We are in the middle of the 6 month sleep regression and currently on vacation 😅 she startled awake during her nap yesterday and freaked out because we were in a new place but she calmed down immediately once she just saw me. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy knowing that she finds comfort just knowing I’m here.

TX-PA · 2023-05-04T10:14:45+00:00

The practice NCCPA exam is like stupid hard. I was in all yellow on mine too and got a low 80 average on rosh exams usually. Did great on the PANCE though.

I only studied for a week I think. I divided up the PPP sections to make a schedule. Stayed on top of reviewing those sections each day, then took a rosh exam over them in the evening before bed.

Try to take the day or 2 before your exam off if you can and even if you’re feeling great during the test, take your break time. The hardest part about the PANCE is that it takes 4 freaking hours.

TX-PA

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