#captainmdphd

try to sleep, even if just for a little. even as little as 30 minutes makes a huge difference in your functionality after 20+ hours. if you have minions (what i fondly call the students), don't be afraid to delegate some of the easier work load to them (something like jotting down new labs come morning is really useful).

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You will go through a phase where you’ll want to...

captainmdphd replied to your post “Tomorrow is my first 28-hour call in the MICU.”

Not sure there's anything you can do to prepare. Go lay down as much as you can. Even if you don't sleep, even if it's only for 5-10 minutes, it helps just to close your eyes and relax. Enjoy your post-call coma and make sure you spend adequate post-call time resting. The impulse is to do stuff. You'll regret that decision later. This is especially true if you'll be doing these q3-4. Rest is key. Just accept you'll be either working or sleeping for the next month.

I had a discussion with a coresident the other day about how we should be able to post GIFs in EMR notes.

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“Employee health called me because my urine drug screen popped hot for...”

Urine drug tests are lame. Every time I smoke I live in fear of a surprise test. Which is ridic since I’ve never known anyone to have a urine drug test after our initial hiring exam.

Yeah I usually don’t see random urine screens unless you’re a military resident.

Then you may get paged at any time (usually business hours) and report with a sample in a few hours.

I recommend starting Uworld now. I wish I hadn't "saved it". I also had good luck throwing Uworld annotations into anki.

@captainmdphd replied to your post “My program has once again disappointed me. I shouldn’t even be...”

Damn dude. That’s pretty horrible.

You know it’s bad when the gen surg intern in the same hospital thinks my program is more malignant that hers. 

@md-admissions replied to your post “My program has once again disappointed me. I shouldn’t even be...”

ugh. I'm so sorry.

Usually that means you were ranked to match. They're looking for reasons why you didn't want to be there that they can fix. At least that's what I was told.

Oh! 

My program pays for ACP membership, but I had to pay for my boards. Lame.

We were on the hook for ACP membership and boards, but they paid for MKSAP. I felt ACP membership and MKSAP were basically standard fare across programs so I didn’t think to ask about it again... and of course we pay for Step 3, too. No meal stipend. Insurance plans are pretty pricey even with hospital contributions. No tech stipend. No cost of living adjustments.