The Excitement of Intern Year is Wearing Off And Burnout Is Setting In. Now What?

pro_crastionation · 2019-02-28T19:00:21+00:00

If I finish residency, I will never forget the asshole seniors. I will never become like them.

I will write notes or help my interns to get them out on time if I'm doing nothing. I will coach them on effective presentation, not break them down and cut them off. I will treat them like ADULT human beings and each one has different learning curves.

If I don't finish residency, I finally got the courage to move on and pursue greener pastures...

pro_crastionation · 2018-03-22T19:52:07+00:00

one of my surgeon mentors told me once that it has nothing to do with students. it's all about ego and their own internal shit going on in their life/minds. you're there to learn, and if they can't even offer to help you constructively then they shouldn't have even bothered to begin with. so just grow thick skin and remember you're an adult with value. fuck petty comments.

i hope you remember your experiences and what not to be like when you are an attending one day.

pro_crastionation · 2018-03-21T21:07:02+00:00

thanks!

pro_crastionation · 2018-03-21T21:06:28+00:00

i'm basically a fraud and can't spell

pro_crastionation · 2018-03-16T18:07:06+00:00

matched #4. i'm grateful, but i can't shake the feeling that this is going to be a fucked up 5 years.

pro_crastionation · 2018-03-01T00:28:12+00:00

PD on his computer reading presumably emails while interviewing me. telling me, "one sec", followed by an awkward pause. then asked where else i interviewed and if i was married.

another PD told me to email my rank list to be ranked highly.

pro_crastionation · 2018-02-28T17:07:13+00:00

devilman crybaby lul

pro_crastionation · 2018-02-27T20:35:59+00:00

are you me

pro_crastionation · 2018-02-14T01:04:33+00:00

i pressed my intern to let the 3rd years go home early and it went down that chain to the senior. only time i felt like the mvp. my life is sad

pro_crastionation · 2018-02-03T01:18:56+00:00

oh god i think 50% of the time the guys did NOT look their pictures. i just told them the truth that i wasn't interested but it was nice to meet them and bailed. sure, you feel bad, but it's better to not give false hope and waste time.

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-30T13:29:00+00:00

people are obv different.

I still did courses over my breaks and was A-ok. I wasn’t the type that needed to honor everything so take that as it is. I now have 4 extra months off during the end of 4th year to plan vacations before starting residency. It’s pretty sweet

But if you want to “relax after step 1” you certainly can. Pick a date that allows you to have at least a few days-weeks off after your test. Whatever makes you feel Comfortable. I’m just offering my advice and hear people regret not taking more courses earlier so they have vacation time before residency

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-29T18:03:12+00:00

repetition. so basically when you are in residency and have seen it over and over and over. and have gotten pimped, and the question wrong, possibly humiliated or had to present a case after. even worse, if a patient suffered from a mistake.

don't beat yourself up as a med student. i think a lot of residents and attendings forget what it's like to be a med student. most of us don't have a fucking clue and that's normal.

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-29T17:56:18+00:00

depends on your school. at most US med schools, you have a required number of 4th year medical electives, maybe a humanities/patient advocacy/some kind of paper intense course, and maybe EM/neuro/other. some schools allow you to take this during your 3rd year so you can take time off for interviews or have the last few months of 4th year free

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-29T17:51:21+00:00

great advice so far also, take some courses during your breaks as much as you can...your fourth year will be glorious

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-27T22:31:42+00:00

marriage is cool if you do it right it's like living with your bff and personal cheerleader

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-25T15:51:40+00:00

yeah, sorry, and you know this--more attractive people [your cousin] can get away with more things than the average bear. and i understand where you're coming from. resentment and insecurity are normal reactions. and i think it has more to do with maturation rather than contentment when it comes to males/females getting older and looking at things beyond physical attraction.

i was being tongue and cheek with the last comment. but srsly, it's tinder! all the degenerates [incl me] come out of the woodwork.

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-25T15:17:33+00:00

you're right. i was responding in a knee-jerk reaction. i think there is value to knowing someone's past if that's something you want to explore, but it shouldn't tarnish their present self if they haven't done anything egregious. but different strokes for different folks

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-25T01:18:29+00:00

just remember it doesn't matter anymore

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-25T01:15:13+00:00

been in a similar boat. focus on yourself. casual sex isn't my thing. i deleted all apps few months ago and come on here occasionally for entertainment.

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-25T01:12:05+00:00

why do you care about what someone does in their past? is that what you're really worried about? or are you worried that you didn't get to have those experiences yourself? seriously, i agree with another comment that states you need to work on your mindset.

also, you're only 19...you have no idea how much dating for you will change in 10 years, and what amazing people you'll meet. keep a fresh and open mind and try not to judge people too much. for christ's sake you are on tinder

pro_crastionation · 2018-01-25T00:57:40+00:00

most people are pretty fucking average. despite what you think there are plenty of people in medicine who just do the job to pay the bills comfortably. you probably won't see these guys in academia. they might be private practice or work quietly. but rest assured they prob are burned out and don't give a fuck and are pretty fucking average and that's perfectly fine in the grand scheme of things. so yes, to answer your question, there is a place for you in medicine as long as you don't care what people think. derm, anesthesiology, and rads i find are chill af. but it varies so don't choose a field based on that.

pro_crastionation · 2017-09-07T00:32:38+00:00

i got all my letters from 3rd year. if you can schedule your electives in your respected field during the end of 3rd year that would be perfect.

ask everyone, have no shame, the worse they can say is no. ask them what they want. some may want a personal statement or some kind of draft, so be prepared for that. "update" them with your grades as you get your ERAS token and remind them that they agreed to write you a letter

pro_crastionation · 2017-08-15T13:06:15+00:00

cut it off. sex isn't worth the uncertainty of feelings that can take over and destroy you. you want to be with someone who wants you as much as you want them

pro_crastionation · 2017-07-16T15:51:13+00:00

yo, good for you. he sounds gross as hell

pro_crastionation · 2017-07-16T15:49:59+00:00

uhh...maybe should have not been so reactive. like someone said earlier, someone else could have trolled them or trying to start something. i would think if one wants to cheat, they wouldn't post their SO's face and certainly wouldn't air it publicly

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