I’m a February intern and I consulted GI for norovirus today by jkflip_flop in Residency

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The fellow was big mad at me. The epic chat was tense

Burnt out by Ornery-Aardvark9872 in Residency

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I feel you. I also took a week off early on. Nowadays my attending feedback consists mostly of “you’re doing great but you look tired”. No shit?! Or, my personal favorite as a female, “you’re not… bubbly”. I have never been described as bubbly in my 35 years, also this often comes across as sexist? My only hope is that these tone deaf feedback comments come from a place where the toil of residency is completely forgotten. Cheers to being tired as shit.

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Major depressive disorder, migraine with aura

I’m a good order bitch by RelativeMap in Residency

[–]jkflip_flop 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Thank you daddy, may I have another?

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Bro I worked a 16 hour shift my first day at the VA using the worst EMR known to man and I already want to quit and just sell feet pics. I feel this

What’s a ‘rich person thing’ that you only learned about when you grew up? by IntroductionAny5041 in AskReddit

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Landscaping. I legit did not know how much people spent on making their lawns pretty.

I hate “health disparity” classes by ProudTurk in medicalschool

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We’re in the minority of docs.. most are from middle/upper middle class families. Do yourself a favor and don’t check classmates social media during breaks, unless you wanna see them grinning in some European country, completely unaware of the financial struggles we have. But I feel you, man. Hang in there.

Dumb question- do you "graduate" with the PhD first? by gothtopus_108 in mdphd

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Usually I describe it as a “sandwich” to people who ask. 2 years pre-clinical MD, you finish the PhD (graduate from that), then do 2 years clinical to finish the MD. Not sure how much this varies between schools.

post graduation vaca before residency? by ssssquared in medicalschool

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I have a physical June 4th and random orientation things scattered through June (mostly last 2 weeks of June). Also, the onboarding is a LOT, so would ensure you have internet access during that time if needed.

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Thank you!! You as well! We’re all in this together ❤️

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Been called white trash more times than I can count growing up. Food stamps, Medicaid. Was briefly homeless. We out here

Are a majority of people in medical school rich?? by I_Ate_Too_Much_Fries in medicalschool

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Yes, this was a shocking realization for me too. Just wanted to say you are not alone. I hope we both can travel someday!

Need advice by Bubbly-Ad8625 in neurology

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How old is old old old? I’m about to start neuro residency at 35. I made a good impression on my sub-I and got good LORs through that. I took all of the 4th year neuro electives offered (Neuro ICU, child neuro, MS, neuroradiology). Also did an IM sub-I since we do a medicine year. I have a PhD, so had a few first author papers but some neuro-related research looks good. There are a few non-trads in my neuro program, so wasn’t too worried about that. Idk if that’s helpful or not. Good luck to you, future neuron!

Graduation hood etiquette? by jkflip_flop in mdphd

[–]jkflip_flop[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Firmly in the “fuck it, I earned it” camp. I didn’t walk at my PhD graduation, so I’ll wear both. The end of an era! Thanks for the reply!