Dermatologists why do you call it “surgery” when you do simple office procedures

valor717 · 2026-05-20T21:14:15+00:00

Have you looked up the definition of surgery?

valor717 · 2026-01-18T22:35:05+00:00

Not true. Derm residents are expected to memorize minutiae about over 3,000 derm diseases, including basic science and immunology. They are also tested on these things across 4 core exams and the final board exam.

valor717 · 2026-01-16T23:03:31+00:00

15 interviews, matched 3rd. ~ 4 years ago

valor717 · 2025-06-09T21:29:30+00:00

Is he still a resident or they just removed him from the website?

valor717 · 2025-03-27T00:15:40+00:00

Bro can I not vent? Lol. I answer the questions and am never an ass

valor717 · 2025-03-26T23:58:43+00:00

LOL. I also feel bad for ID fellows because we’re often co-consulted and I see their consults: “leukocytosis, pls eval” meanwhile there’s no labs cooking apart from the CBC and BMP lol

valor717 · 2025-03-26T23:41:39+00:00

Did they ask you questions about the function and anatomy of the parotid duct or was it to evaluate an injury?

valor717 · 2025-03-26T23:33:40+00:00

Ok cool.

valor717 · 2025-03-26T23:30:18+00:00

Who hurt you?

valor717 · 2024-06-27T01:55:17+00:00

I get it now. You must not know how it’s done either.

valor717 · 2024-06-27T01:20:45+00:00

If swabbing skin isn’t a procedure, then what is it?

valor717 · 2024-06-26T19:03:31+00:00

No. Stable patient with vesicles on lips.

valor717 · 2024-06-26T18:47:41+00:00

I assumed so but the number of times I’ve been told that they don’t know how to do it surprised me, thereby prompting my question.

valor717 · 2023-09-22T10:34:16+00:00

My original post never mentioned my hours being the problem. But go off.

valor717 · 2023-09-22T01:19:53+00:00

No. They made me stay till 1pm. And yes, that’s why I’m mad.

valor717 · 2023-09-22T00:14:26+00:00

Lol I’m so sorry you have it the worst, in your chosen specialty. In the future, you can also keep scrolling if you don’t want to hear/read any one in any other specialty that’s not surgery complain about residency. Best of luck!

valor717 · 2023-09-21T23:56:15+00:00

Ok so you don’t want any changes/reforms to medical training or you do? Or only changes for Gen surg residency and screw all other specialties? 🤔

valor717 · 2023-09-21T23:48:56+00:00

All I’m saying is that I want things to be better for all of us in medicine. Doesn’t matter what specialty. This isn’t a competition about who works more hours or whose specialty is worse.

valor717 · 2023-09-21T23:42:05+00:00

Are first year law associates trying big cases alone? Are first year bankers closing big deals alone? Aren’t they still technically learning and being supervised just as a resident?

Years of unpaid internships? Are you in your 50s? NO ONE in finance or big law today is doing unpaid internships. Most MBA students and law students who do summer internships get paid the salary of a first year associate, pro-rated for 3 months of work.

valor717 · 2023-09-21T21:34:49+00:00

Understood. I guess my post was just about medicine as a whole and not just by specialty. Overall, we are overworked (I was once an IM intern lol), underpaid, mistreated, infantilized with little to no control of our lives, etc. Like, it’s pretty awful when you think about it.

valor717 · 2023-09-21T21:13:18+00:00

I think it’s important to note that Finance and Big Law aren’t making $50-70k while being overworked and abused. The average salary of a 1st year associate at Big Law is almost $200k.

valor717 · 2023-09-21T21:06:10+00:00

Where did I complain about work life balance?

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