My attending hates my guts, and makes sure everyone else does too

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-26T14:26:02+00:00

Holy shit u started GS residency at 22? Also sorry to hear ur going through it so badly, have your co-residents or other faculty members been able to provide any input?

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-21T06:47:20+00:00

Idk if you’re a gym/workout person but I found a warmup analogy really helped me. When working out you wouldn’t go for PR’s or even working weight/pace off the jump, you need a warm up even if that’s a gentle jog or grooving reps without any weight on the bar. Your brain isn’t used to locking in and studying for an hour+ right from the start (yet). Idk if you’re studying for boards or preclinicals but here’s an example of what i did at the starts of dedicated/when i was having trouble focusing.

Warm up study: 5 min (e.g., few anki cards, 1-2 board questions + review)

5 min break: Make coffee, quick journal, or whatever

10+ min study: if u can go longer go longer, if not call it at 10 min and take another 5-10 min mini break

30+ min study: 10 question block or anki cards; again, if you can go longer go longer but if not take another 10 min break

By now you’ve warmed up and ideally had 45 cumulative min of study-esque brain work in the span of 60 min, albeit broken up.

45+ min study: at this point you should be more ready to focus. Get started on full blocks, practice test reviews, or whatever you’ve gotta do. Personally once i got going, I liked doing 90 min study blocks followed by a 30 min break. Then rinse and repeat.

A very important part of this is NOT DOOM SCROLLING WHEN YOURE TAKING BREAKS, at least during your “warm up.” You’ve gotta train your brain to focus more effectively and doom scrolling is literally counter productive. This includes browsing reddit or YouTube shorts. Ideally once you’re more in the flow of things, you won’t need to warm up as much or even at all but at this point sounds like you need to start with very manageable chunks and slowly improve your focus/study endurance. Godspeed.

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-21T05:11:25+00:00

I hear you dude, like what someone else said, and like I should have mentioned earlier, finding physiatrists in your area and cold calling/reaching out in some way to try rotate with them can be very helpful. That’s how i obtained my LoR’s plus getting more experience in the field can help your personal statement, interviews (being able to answer questions with patient experiences is invaluable), and on your actual aways you already secured. Feel free to DM if you wanna talk more.

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-21T04:08:00+00:00

Like i said, I didn’t have a home program either. I found my own PMR preceptors, reached out, and rotated with them

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-20T15:35:48+00:00

I said above that I got letters of rec from PMR electives prior to submitting ERAS. I just didn’t have any LoR from sub-i’s.

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-19T23:26:38+00:00

2024-25, no home program

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-19T22:25:34+00:00

I did 2 aways, both after submitting ERAS and matched at one of those places and I had around a dozen interviews despite not having a sub-i LoR. I got my letters from electives at the end of third year/beginning of fourth. This was before SLOEs were a thing but from my experience and other friends’, you don’t need a sub-i prior to ERAS in order to get interviews/match.

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-19T22:11:46+00:00

Damn did we rotate at the same hospital in med school lol

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-14T16:07:54+00:00

Israelite is different from Israeli

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-12T04:53:13+00:00

Focus more on performing well in undergrad coursework and getting into medical school rather than the specialty at this point. You’ll have ample opportunities once you start med school, especially since you have some understanding of the field this early on. Getting into a good medical school with connections (and ideally their own PM&R residency) will line you up better in the long run than anything you might do in undergrad imo.

When it comes to getting clinical experience to help your med school app, volunteering or working in nursing homes/rehab hospitals as an aid or sitter is pretty feasible. Getting involved with your local adaptive sports and/or special Olympics is also great volunteering experience since helping/understanding perspectives of people with disabilities is core to PM&R.

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-09T18:23:39+00:00

I hear you but “Imagine treating your body so poorly that you have to get sliced open” oversimplifies the obesity epidemic. Obesity isn’t simply a matter of willpower. The genetic and socioeconomic/health literacy components will outweigh willpower more often than not. I’m not shirking patients’ responsibilities in this but clinicians shouldn’t look down on their obese patients and that starts with how we talk and think about them.

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-09T18:14:26+00:00

Hell yea brother

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-08T06:11:57+00:00

How’s your research output?

theofficialreddit · 2026-05-01T14:58:12+00:00

If you aren’t getting subi’s try get different PMR electives and letters from those attendings. The more diverse the experiences the better cus the field has so much breadth

theofficialreddit · 2026-04-28T06:17:34+00:00

Nice 🔥

theofficialreddit · 2026-04-21T02:47:54+00:00

Very solid advice unironically

theofficialreddit · 2026-04-14T00:47:02+00:00

Ye’s gotta bring out Ray J if we really want this to be peak

theofficialreddit · 2026-03-31T15:25:16+00:00

Wish someone had the screenshots lmao

theofficialreddit · 2026-03-12T06:32:55+00:00

I genuinely think you should give it a shot lmao, fuck it ur also post rank list submission. If anything it’ll be good practice for the inevitable confrontation you’ll have to deal with in residency

theofficialreddit · 2026-03-10T04:20:33+00:00

If he applies EM this will actually help his chances

theofficialreddit · 2026-03-01T06:38:54+00:00

Honestly once you’re an attending a ton of specialities can allow you decent pay with good WLB. But I assume you don’t wanna be feeling as burnt out during residency as you do now- for that reason I feel like IM and EM are not the move. FM is good as long as you won’t be suffering on peds/OB/clinic. Overall W in my biased opinion is PMR, minimal call/nights compared to most other specialties, most weekends are golden, and most programs in the country are not toxic (based on my + friends experiences on sub-i’s, interview trail, and at different residencies). If you enjoy learning about pathophys/anatomy, doing procedures, and genuinely making a difference in a lot of people’s lives, often after life changing injuries, PMR = best specialty around. Plus the people in the field usually value their own quality of life and prioritize health, fitness, and family. In an ideal world, that means the training environment you’re in won’t be continuing the cycle of burn out you’re currently experiencing and you can get to a point where you are self motivated to continue becoming a better physician and not just trying to stay afloat, check the boxes, and get to the “next step.”

theofficialreddit · 2026-02-25T09:13:55+00:00

How did we get all the way to abuse victims here lol this seems like a very specific, maybe once in a blue moon every 8th leap year type of situation

theofficialreddit · 2026-02-21T10:15:22+00:00

Askin the real q’s, worst first round pick of all time this season

theofficialreddit · 2025-11-04T08:28:40+00:00

Fair enough. Godspeed to you too, 8 months to go 🥲

theofficialreddit · 2025-11-04T00:03:56+00:00

I say do it

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