I've been writing...not like a fiend because of my job, but still quite a bit. And, it's been...good. It's helped improve my mood quite a bit. The funny thing that I've noticed as a consequence of writing more is that it's been harder to keep to a healthy sleep schedule (though that might be because this month has been very light and I'm all caught ( Read more... )

So, as a followup to my last post, it turns out that my intern's were hesitant to change my plans not because they were scared of retribution, but because they knew I'd be back Monday, so why change to suit one attending's style when the other attending was going to be back in less than a day or two. It made sense, but I did tell the interns that I ( Read more... )

So, I had a mostly good week last week in the hospital on wards. My team was sort of fun and worked hard and I was probably the nicest I've been in a long time with residents.

Then, I got an email from the weekend attending covering my service telling me that she was concerned because--and I'm paraphrasing--my team was scared to change the plans ( Read more... )

My problem is that I hold grudges. If you're an intern who I have pegged as intellectually lazy, there is almost nothing you can do to disabuse me of that notion and I will likely be unfairly mean to you.

Today, I had to work with an intern whom, at this point, I despise because I despise him. It's a self-perpetuating cycle of meanness and ( Read more... )

I'm finally, FINALLY, on vacation.

This week was supposed to be a light week. I wasn't scheduled to work in the hospital, just a couple of half days in clinic. I saw my own patients in clinic on Tuesday and had one that I was worried about, so I opened my schedule up on Thursday to make them an appointment to see me again this week outside my usual ( Read more... )

So...I tried to listen to Greater Boston on my walk tonight (I'm post-call!) and...I couldn't get into it. It's...not weird/quirky enough? None of the characters have endeared me to them and it seems like the format is going to be a disparate selection of stories that eventually come together. I am keeping in mind that it does usually take 10 or so ( Read more... )

Man, I've been posting here a bunch lately...

I just wanted to drop by to say that I actually found a podcast delivery site that has the first season of EOS 10 for free and, while I haven't finished the season, I can already firmly state that it's the strongest of the three that I've listened to. It's a damn shame that it's been paywalled almost ( Read more... )

Before I get to the time stamp, I'm also stopping by to mention that I continue to be in a pretty precarious place mood-wise. And...I've been acting like an asshole more than usual.

I took over a wards team today and there's this med student on the team who came up to me and just started chatting to me like we're old friends and I quickly shut him ( Read more... )

I was looking through some old journal entries (and, to be honest, the decision to start journal more than a decade ago was probably the best decision I ever made) and I ran across a funny med school anecdote (under the WtNV tag, for future reference) in which my attending was asking a patient how they're doing in regards to their RA and the ( Read more... )

This is going to by a whiney post.

I've had a rough...couple of weeks? Maybe? It's really hard for me to pinpoint when this started, but I have not felt the usual enthusiasm and raw enjoyment in my job that I experienced as a resident.

I think it's mostly that I don't like being responsible for others' education, especially when I feel I care ( Read more... )