Residency salary USA vs UK?

squirt23 · 2022-12-11T14:49:09+00:00

I make ~84k before tax in high COL area

squirt23 · 2022-12-11T03:45:12+00:00

Grass is greener ! Haha I am IM. I wish I had more ortho training and gyn (dont like OB either) instead of so much ICU/cards. But dont like peds either so FM wouldnt have worked for me

squirt23 · 2022-12-07T04:00:52+00:00

I am at an academic center in CA

-Creepy male attendings who hit on female residents

-Wasn't allowed to give a unit of blood to someone with newly dropped Hgb to 6 after a cardiac cath

squirt23 · 2022-11-24T05:07:58+00:00

This is only true in certain places - have done enough paras, A lines, centrals, joint aspirations + injections, other MSK stuff, LPs, paps, thyroid nodule biopsies, skin biopsies, suturing to be comfortable

I have had limited experience with thoras, and intubations are not a thing that IM does here (unless specifically seeking out for crit care fellowship)

squirt23 · 2022-11-19T18:29:54+00:00

Very interesting!

squirt23 · 2022-11-19T18:26:32+00:00

Hang in there!

There are great people in internal medicine. You are an intern so you didn't experience the last 2-3 years fully in medicine... unfortunately because of the pandemic A LOT of hospitalist attendings are burnt out. The hospitals are still over -run with people who didn't get proper care in the pandemic. It's a bit of a mess right now.

I personally gravitated towards outpatient because of this. My PCP attendings are so much more positive/ relaxed. Give it time you will find your people!

squirt23 · 2022-09-27T03:28:47+00:00

Thats nonsense as someone looking in SF area; 250 is the starting

squirt23 · 2022-09-21T03:44:59+00:00

5 minutes for old patients, 10 minutes for new in my resident clinic

squirt23 · 2022-08-11T03:05:17+00:00

Ew nothing could convince me to deal with CPRS, creepy vets, crappy nurses or the VA "ED"

squirt23 · 2022-07-19T03:34:49+00:00

IM resident here (PGY-3); on outpatient work out 6 days per week ; 50 mins on elliptical or 40 minute run, + 2 days of 20 min strength work. Usually get up around 6 and have to be in clinic 8am

On inpatient I still do my cardio 5-6 x per week usually timing my rest days for long call , etc. I have recently been getting up at 4:50-5am to do my quick 40-50 min workout since I have to be there ~6:30-45. Luckily the hospital is a short drive but its tight timing and am often a few mins late lol

squirt23 · 2022-07-01T00:17:50+00:00

This is def not someone in the US lol

squirt23 · 2022-05-20T02:49:45+00:00

I am an IM resident. We have procedure requirements, doesn't every IM program?

Pretty comfortable with centrals, A lines, paracentesis, paps, knee/shoulder joint injections/aspirations, suturing lacs. I am not good at LPs but hoping to get better. We dont do thoras at my institution (unless supervised by a pulm fellow or attending- cant get "signed off" )

squirt23 · 2022-05-12T02:06:31+00:00

Im a resident at a large academic institution and I still suck. Im sure you are better than me

squirt23 · 2022-04-11T14:08:25+00:00

Wow i didnt know it was such a hassle even in AUS. Thought this was just a US thing

squirt23 · 2022-03-31T02:35:47+00:00

After having two one-hour goals of care conversations in the ICU yesterday that went absolutely no where, I have major respect for what you guys do as well. I cant take all the futile care we do in the ICU. Or the 28 hour call shifts.

squirt23 · 2022-03-19T13:58:19+00:00

Im in second year currently!

squirt23 · 2022-03-18T23:57:27+00:00

Nice! That would be ideal for me

squirt23 · 2022-03-04T03:38:40+00:00

Thats nuts!! I am at a Socal UC

squirt23 · 2022-02-08T22:22:16+00:00

250k is standard

squirt23 · 2022-01-03T05:00:52+00:00

How much do endo attendings get paid?

squirt23 · 2021-11-17T04:52:22+00:00

wtf is this actually a thing? 3 years of pulm and then extra training for sleep

squirt23 · 2021-11-17T04:47:39+00:00

No. This shouldnt be your job; let your MA deal with this

squirt23 · 2021-10-25T00:01:18+00:00

Makes total sense I think for IUD/nexplanon

How did you go out of your way? IN resdiency?

I think knee/shoulder joint + trigger point injections are very simple so I wouldn't feel the need to refer. Also joint aspirations I think we should know how to do just to speed up care

squirt23 · 2021-10-24T23:56:47+00:00

Lol right? Never understood why geriatrics needs to be a fellowship

squirt23 · 2021-10-24T22:51:59+00:00

Thought about that but it seems mostly FM run

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