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Advice avail to help me (and others going thru this) for the remainder of the semester (and intern year)?
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Advice avail to help me (and others going thru this) for the remainder of the semester (and intern year)?
Ah, filling in those little boxes doesn't end when you become a PGY-2, unfortunately.
It does somewhat when one is going into some fields other than medicine/surgery.
It does somewhat when one is going into some fields other than medicine/surgery.
Most interns feel overwhelmed and close to burn out at this time of year. You spend your intern year figuring out how to work efficiently, effectively, and not harm patients in the process. At the end of your intern year, you generally don't feel too different until you see the new crop of interns come in - then you realize how very much you've learned in your 12 months of grueling work.
While I realize and totally appreciate that at this particular moment all you want to do is sleep when you're not at work, you do need to take some time for yourself. Go for a walk, keep your hobbies up, go caroling during the holiday. Simple things that make you giggle can be very very important at this time.
So how is intern year going for everyone? I am a prelim medicine intern beginning radiology in July and most days when I come home I spend about 5-10 minutes counting my blessings that I matched into radiology. Those days that I have to cross cover are the worst. I sometimes get about 50 pages in like 2 hours while at the same time admitting patients.
So how is intern year going for everyone? I am a prelim medicine intern beginning radiology in July and most days when I come home I spend about 5-10 minutes counting my blessings that I matched into radiology. Those days that I have to cross cover are the worst. I sometimes get about 50 pages in like 2 hours while at the same time admitting patients.
I guess it could be worse if I had to a surgical prelim year, right? I need to start studying for Step 3 soon too. Do you guys have time to study during floor months? I certainly do not.
For the radio dudes here, why didn't ya'll do a TY? No judgements, just curious.
For the radio dudes here, why didn't ya'll do a TY? No judgements, just curious.
1 month inpatient Peds or inpatient Cards (your choice)
My TY is 2 months inpatient medicine, 2 months MICU, 1 month inpatient Peds or inpatient Cards (your choice), 1 month ED, I month outpatient FP, 1 month Nights/Consults (2 weeks of Nights, 2 weeks of inpatient medicine consults), and 4 months electives. It's been a great experience so far and I've learned a lot.
Relax...don't waste your time studying for Step III now.I have an elective coming up in March with a two week vacation. It seems that I will be taking Step 3 then. I also have a few days off during the Holidays. I am debating whether I should start studying now or whether I should relax now and just worry about it during my elective. I have had a long stretch of busy months lately so a break is nice. Any suggestions?
Relax...don't waste your time studying for Step III now.
I took it during a fairly busy service month during my intern year. I studied for about 2-3 days, during which I went through a couple hundred USMLE World questions and several case simulations.
Transitional here, going into anesthesia. I am feeling kinda burned out too. Am finally on an easy month after back to back 2 ICU months. Need to get step 3 studying done but am so tired. Hoping to crank out at least 1 block a day.
like every other drug it's addicting. Hit me again!
A drug? More like a dental procedure. Get me the **** out of here. I still love my program, but the sooner I get to my categorical program the better.
Haha.
Haha.
On another note, any interns taking the anesthesia in-service this march? Anyone thinking about it?
As an anesthesiology resident I can see why you hate your catagorical year. You'll understand what I mean by a drug next year when you're doing really cool cases that require replacing someone's blood volume twice over (or whatever gets you gas guys interested). But yes, it is a drug. You can feel on top of the world seeing a cool disease, delivering a kid, seeing a 30 week premie, etc then you come home to realize you've neglected your house, your bills, your spouse etc. Then you relapse and return to the hospital and see something realy cool again...