That's hilarious because my anesthesia rotation requires me to be able to intubate by the end of the rotation and intubate 10 patients in 1.5 weeks. So, tell me, what do I do in that situation?
"Oh, THANK YOU for allowing me to do ONE intubation in this past week. I should be so thankful!"
And to add salt to the wound - I was required to be directly assisting in vaginal deliveries. Only 3. THREE. I had to scramble because residents/interns didn't feel comfortable with me doing it. Or that I should be thankful to just be in the room watching. Bitch, I'm not a ******* volunteer. My school expects me to do 3 so stop it.
Well, damn, I didn't know they expected you to do that. Calm down, take a deep breath, it's only med school, chillax with some nice vodka for a sec. If they have documented requirements, that's fine. Noone said anything about that. For MOST people though, they have ZERO requirements, and what you're doing is extra. In other words, most medical students watch deliveries and catch the placenta, and the minority, you, get to directly assist. For a week or two, doing 3 deliveries is quite a lot so that's a plus
. If it was two weeks of OB, 3 deliveries is very standard anyway, considering they have to let you watch first, before they feel comfy. Obviously, noone will let you jump in Day 1, and yes, being thankful for observing the first few is amazing. I can't name one thing wrong with that at all. However, after 2 weeks, with being proactive, you can get those number no problem, which I'm sure you did.
Besides, one intubation is more than most of your co-interns will get! You won't like that fact, but it's very true.
Also keep in mind that most of your classmates are fine with being at the same skillset, and you might feel singled out for being the only one that wants to go above and beyond. Don't change that mindset though, but don't kill yourself too much, get through the requirements. Hell, your classmates who hate surgery or don't want to learn would pass all those things up and give them to you
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So perhaps, in hindsight, if you paired up with someone who didn't want to do anything, it might make your life slightly easier.