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[JackADeli]

Question: How are we (medical students) supposed to pick a specialty when we apparently have no idea what that specialty actually entails? Attendings and residents on this board make us feel like we have no idea what actually goes on after medical school and you belittle us for it...

Agree with WS.

This is not necessarily directed at you.
But in addition to that, there are ways to ask questions, there are questions that a little forethought would lead one to not ask, and there are questions and propositions that seem to argue ones own ignorance. The other thing to keep in mind is that SDN is not some sort of accredited and verifiable source. Ideally, someone would actually take the time to talk with mentors and academic advisors, even residents that you can actually put a face to...This might often lead to NOT asking the "silly questions" in the first place.

There seems to be a very odd tendency for someone to speak with an advisor and/or attending and/or a clinical resident at their program and/or read a guideline/criteria on a specific place and then come to an anonymous forum like SDN and ask if the direct information they obtained is correct... Also, SDN is not your interview site... fluffing statements to try and convince us of something is often irrelevant if not insulting to some.

With rare exception, most college students and most medical students are intelligent adults. So, do the basics consistent with that assessment. There are numerous questions and good discussions handled quite well here... The flames and crankyness occurs IMHO when (see above)....

Best of luck as you approach your future. Enjoy your med-school rotations and keep an open mind.

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[IheartCaffeine]

every patient discharged is a relief as it means one less patient on the list.

i didn't read the whole thread so i dont know if anyone commented on this yet. im a pgy-1 ty resident on gen surg right now. yes, keeping a patient on the list for too long is undesirable, but not because we don't want to work, it's because the longer a patient stays in the hospital, the greater chance of nosocomial infection, iatrogenic complications, etc. also, im at a county hospital right now, so hospital rocks eat up county money real fast. inpatient stays should be as quick as possible. also, most patients hate being in the hospital. dirty, noisy, uncomfortable, no fresh air, etc. it's a relief to everyone when the patient leaves (biggest relief for pt and family), but not because residents/docs are lazy and don't want to work.

 

[funshi baba]

oh boy! I think the starter of these thread had no idea what the hell he/she signed up for.

the moral of the story is, next time you have an innocent thought, don't post it on this forum.