Unless you're a legacy or some rich douchebag who bought their way into med school, you are an exemplary student who was able to convince a med school committee that you should be a physician. Your grades in med school have to have been decent enough for you to not wash out. You deserve to be here!
There is always an aspect of hazing in any occupation with an apprentice journeyman system, like medicine. However, seniors and residents will always view you as competition. If your grades or test scores are better, you're a threat. If you come from a big-name med school or a school with a heavier alumni connection, you are a threat. If you're chummy with anyone on the staff, you are a threat. You're a potential threat to a future residency or permanent position. So, the seniors and the residents will always treat you like shit. Follow protocol, do your job well (better than them if possible), and make friends with anyone who doesn't treat you like crap. You deserve to be here!
I'm not sure why patients are treating you like a scumbag. If the residents are talking down to you in front of patients (or behind your back), that's unprofessional. Sure, all you should really be doing is observing, but if you ever need to work with a patient you shouldn't have to deal with a negative personal impression. Complaining now won't help you out at all, but after you've finished you might want to consider letting folks at your school know about your experiences at that site. People don't like to hear that their clinic is toxic to residents. Also, there are exit interviews and exit surveys. Don't name names, but let the powers that be know that some people are being cockbags to rotation students in front of patients. Which is inappropriate, but common. You'll fix things, for a few years anyway. You shouldn't have to put up with it, because you deserve to be here.
Just remember this and don't be a shit when you're a senior/resident.
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Remember these words: You deserve to be here.
Unless you're a legacy or some rich douchebag who bought their way into med school, you are an exemplary student who was able to convince a med school committee that you should be a physician. Your grades in med school have to have been decent enough for you to not wash out. You deserve to be here!
There is always an aspect of hazing in any occupation with an apprentice journeyman system, like medicine. However, seniors and residents will always view you as competition. If your grades or test scores are better, you're a threat. If you come from a big-name med school or a school with a heavier alumni connection, you are a threat. If you're chummy with anyone on the staff, you are a threat. You're a potential threat to a future residency or permanent position. So, the seniors and the residents will always treat you like shit. Follow protocol, do your job well (better than them if possible), and make friends with anyone who doesn't treat you like crap. You deserve to be here!
I'm not sure why patients are treating you like a scumbag. If the residents are talking down to you in front of patients (or behind your back), that's unprofessional. Sure, all you should really be doing is observing, but if you ever need to work with a patient you shouldn't have to deal with a negative personal impression. Complaining now won't help you out at all, but after you've finished you might want to consider letting folks at your school know about your experiences at that site. People don't like to hear that their clinic is toxic to residents. Also, there are exit interviews and exit surveys. Don't name names, but let the powers that be know that some people are being cockbags to rotation students in front of patients. Which is inappropriate, but common. You'll fix things, for a few years anyway. You shouldn't have to put up with it, because you deserve to be here.
Just remember this and don't be a shit when you're a senior/resident.
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