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I've recently become a senior resident, and am finding it sometimes difficult to manage junior residents -- the ones who subtly mutter under their breath when you ask them to do a routine task that is required for good patient care, etc. I guess some people just don't want to work that hard, and this is the first time in my life that it's become my problem. I have had essentially no formal training or experience in teaching and managing others.
I've always been the sort of person who bends over backwards and is polite. When I was junior, I looked up to my seniors and wanted to be helpful. Is it too much to expect the same? I know hierarchy in medicine has its problems, but it's there for a reason; now that I'm senior myself, I'd like to be treated with a little more respect.
Any tips or suggestions? I know it's important to keep your cool. I hate confrontation.
I've always been the sort of person who bends over backwards and is polite. When I was junior, I looked up to my seniors and wanted to be helpful. Is it too much to expect the same? I know hierarchy in medicine has its problems, but it's there for a reason; now that I'm senior myself, I'd like to be treated with a little more respect.
Any tips or suggestions? I know it's important to keep your cool. I hate confrontation.