Care of "The survey everyone else is doing" (abbreviated ( Read more... )

So I'll try and kick-start this thing. Seems I left off as my intern year was winding down, finally making the decision not to go into pulmonary critical care ( Read more... )

"So are you going to subspecialize ( Read more... )

A fridge previously stocked with premade sandwiches, salad dressing, old takeout containers cleared out and instead filled to capicty with covered casserole dishes. Tables dragged together and carefully set with orange paper napkins and plasticware. Spouses snuck into the resident lounge and the Macy's day parade on in the TV in the background ( Read more... )

Looking back, I see that a significant portion of my entries have dealt with suffering, death and other generally "downer" subjects ( Read more... )

Sheer laziness, care of a Demanding Ward Month. Note the capitals. Demanding in the way that I am HUSTLING in order to not break the 80 hour rule, in a program that is pretty darn good about not giving us more than 320 hours' worth of work to do in a month ( Read more... )

Yes, I mean it. There is just ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING to know as an intern. I could wax philosophic about not putting off D/C summaries (really, when there's 10, it's just going to cause you MORE dyspepsia), the perils of the hospital cafeteria (The Intern 15 is real, usually due to carbohydrates and increased stress) and the importance of the ( Read more... )

"So as to not occlude your 6th cardiac stent, please take your medications and avoid cocaine ( Read more... )

( A day in the life a medical resident. Rounds, clinics and painstaking crops to avoid any and all patient identifying infomration )

In the library of forms that one uses in the great state of Georgia, form number 1013 starts off with the words "Emergency Admission and initial civil commitment ( Read more... )