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So I'm coming for advice on my situation. It seems that very frequently I'm the "sacrificed" resident at my program for various reasons. When I was a PGY-2, there was a schedule catastrophe and my schedule was re-arranged - obvioulsy not in a favorable way to me, to accommodate PGY-4's. During PGY-3, the schedule was again changed - again in an unfavorable way for me. Now as a PGY-4, none of my requests were granted for the schedule, despite being told that we'd been granted at least one rotation we wanted. I was given numerous rotations that I do not want, some which I specifically requested not to have, and most other residents in my class were accomodated. No other resident in my class or other similar senior year classes have had the schedule I was given. I have far more challenging rotations than most of my other residents. I politely brought this up to the chief resident and the chief basically told me that it would be difficult to change the schedule. Apparently we have some time for electives, but I'm being told that I have to take this in very strange weeks - in 2 week intervals throughtout a number of rotations (although others in my class have been granted a 4 week block). The same issue has happened in multiple other situations - I had the most number of calls during previous years, I had more lectures than my fellow residents (I brought this up and it was changed but still), etc.
I would think that in my last year of residency I would at least get some choices in what I do and what I can rotate in. Ironically some of the rotations I was placed in are "electives" which I have already done.
What should I do in this situation? I don't want to create an issue, clearly talking to the chief did not go anywhere, and this person is someone in my same class. Should I talk to the PD and bring up my case? I don't feel it's fair at all.
I would think that in my last year of residency I would at least get some choices in what I do and what I can rotate in. Ironically some of the rotations I was placed in are "electives" which I have already done.
What should I do in this situation? I don't want to create an issue, clearly talking to the chief did not go anywhere, and this person is someone in my same class. Should I talk to the PD and bring up my case? I don't feel it's fair at all.