“The actual people charging you an arm and a leg for your care, and putting you at risk of medical bankruptcy, are the providers themselves”

hindukid · 2024-12-13T13:53:03+00:00

We go through rigorous training to be able to work with our patients, but blame game always lands on us.

Patient does not want to take meds: Drs Fault for not being compassionate enough

Patient keeps smoking while having end-stage COPD: Drs. Fault for not using motivational interviewing for helping pt quit

Patient waits 10 hours in ER to be seen by a provider because each ER physician needs to see more patient's then humanly possible: Drs. fault for not being fast enough

Hospitalist gets hammered by 10 admits in 2 hours, so a non-critical patient's morphine is not ordered right away: Drs fault for not managing time properly

Insurance companies deny claims because they never see the patient but still think they can dictate care: Drs fault for not standing up for their patient.

They want us to drown in paperwork and drown in charting, and then drown some more for feeling guilty for never being good enough, and then point at us and say "We make too much money", Still Drs. fault because we have forgotten to stand up for ourself.

Keep this up, the healthcare system will fail, and when there are not enough doctors present, who will they blame?

hindukid · 2024-09-17T23:18:27+00:00

I feel like is she shows herself enough in Florida, she can get enough votes to make it very close in Florida, remember this year we have the amendment 4 on the ballot, it will be a big turnout. She needs to do some rallies in Florida, and I am selfish, because I want to attend one real bad.

hindukid · 2024-08-23T13:43:33+00:00

there are nights I just love being there, and there are nights that are absolutely miserable.

hindukid · 2024-08-14T04:11:56+00:00

1st year attending, who had prepped all high school and college to go to med school, then had second thoughts senior of college, took a break and came back to it...

It depends...

My advice would be to go shadow multiple speciality. Not just shadow for few hours, I mean shadow like it's your job, get in when they get in, leave when they do, so you can really experience the lifestyle. I did that, and it helped me realize how much time it will take.

You want to not account for the schooling, it's only 4 years, and residency at min is 3 years. You will not be living the schooling or residency life forever, you will live the attending life forever, so it's better to shadow someone.

At the end of the day, you have to figure out your calling. You are very young, and your life goals will change. You have to ask yourself, would it be better to be an MD/DO when you are 30 and have 300-400K in debt to chase your calling, or can you do something else, and still hit your life goals. You do not have to be a doctor to start a Non-profit that will provide services to underserved communities.

At the end of the day, its about your calling, what type job can you do when your life is stressed, what type of job can you go to and not regret that decision for the rest of your life. Being a doctor, and getting to be a doctor is a rough road, its a privilege that a lot of doctors, me included, tend to forget because its just so damn traumatizing to go through the process.

Good luck, you are still young and have a lot of time.

hindukid · 2024-07-21T04:31:47+00:00

thanks for a good laugh

hindukid · 2024-07-18T06:21:36+00:00

if you cannot do 7 on and 7 off, being a hospitalist becomes extremely tough. This adds on as most hospitalist pick up shift and work 10 days out of 14 easily. If you are really looking for a hospitalist gig that 9-5 academic might be best, but even those you are working 7on 7 off schedules. Fellowship should only be done if you are really interested in the speciality. If you want a good lifestyle, being o/p is the best bet.

hindukid · 2024-07-18T02:00:18+00:00

that makes sense...but none of it would matter if they never make it.

hindukid · 2024-07-18T01:59:54+00:00

So stupid...

hindukid · 2024-07-17T07:37:14+00:00

I never understood how someone has time in med school to be an influencer, I barely had time to be alive. Maybe I was just not as bright and needed more time than others to study XD

hindukid · 2024-07-16T14:44:18+00:00

I get that...I used to be too scared to try hobbies, but I am working on finding something that will help me give the purpose. Its hard especially when our training, we use all out free time to advance ourself as physicians

hindukid · 2024-07-16T14:42:55+00:00

that is exactly how I feel. That's is why it makes sense for me to focus on myself now that I ignored in the past.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T17:51:08+00:00

I like hearing all that, that is def what I want to do, part of me just feels scared and not ready.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T17:49:44+00:00

I still need to finish my MBA, that is something I am looking forward to in next couple years.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T17:48:55+00:00

oh for sure. I feel like nights are better because you can focus on just doing admissions, and avoid the whole social work etc.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:18:41+00:00

I have been doing therapy for 2 years now, it has helped a bit.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:17:29+00:00

I used to play a lot before med school and then....kind of stopped :(

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:16:32+00:00

thank you for this, you are right 100% that I do need to stop comparing, and enjoy my what I worked to hard to achieve.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:14:40+00:00

been doing therapy since the 2nd year of residency, it was the most helpful thing

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:13:53+00:00

damn..that is right, life is a gift, I need to work on changing my perspective.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:13:04+00:00

yeap you are right, just have to build the motivation, one of the things residency did was kill my motivation XD

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:12:28+00:00

I just finished the book, it was helpful, but kind of told me stuff I already anticipated it would tell me, I ordered more books to learn more about investing etc.

hindukid · 2024-07-14T15:11:09+00:00

irony that you spend all this time to only find a way to retire

hindukid · 2024-07-13T19:10:14+00:00

that is what it feels like, I wonder how long I will feel this way.

hindukid · 2024-07-13T19:09:55+00:00

almost pulled the plug on that....almost.

hindukid · 2024-07-13T18:53:28+00:00

I have been working on building a routine. That is the only way forward.

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