JOTCH Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I swore in an interview Holly $h!t. not for medschool though. Just thought I'd let u know... be careful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Haha, I was thinking about that recently. I swear lots....and I hate all these disgusting cheesy euphemisms (e.g. "tushie"), so I know I'll have a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 hahaha i almost did swear in the interview... i was about to say "he'll laugh at you and think you're a pu$$y"... but i changed it last second to scaredy-cat and the pacing of my words slowed down as i said it because i was thinking of an appropriate but non-crude term to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 hahaha i almost did swear in the interview... i was about to say "he'll laugh at you and think you're a pu$$y"... but i changed it last second to scaredy-cat and the pacing of my words slowed down as i said it because i was thinking of an appropriate but non-crude term to use. Oh, even better.....a sexist statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffp Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 LOL... as someone who has done interviews, I probably wouldn't hold it against an applicant for swearing (unless they were horribly profane, or insulting people, etc)... those who know me know I'm a pretty laid back person, though. I care whether you'll make a good doctor and fit into our residency program, not whether you say "holy $hit". Some of my co-interviewers would not be so cool with the applicants swearing, though. I was actually just telling some junior residents how I got goaded into swearing in front of a patient. I was a first year resident who had never done a joint injection/aspiration before. We have a VERY passive-aggressive rheumatologist here, who told me that I MUST NOT ask any questions in front of the patient, because that would destroy the patient's confidence. I just had to do the procedure confidently (even though I had never done it before). Well... we had the whole sterile field set up, and I had my sterile gloves on. It turns out, we had a freezing needle, but did not have a bigger needle for injecting the steroid. Now... you would expect the rheumatologist to be courteous and offer to go get the needle for me, but she just sweetly said, "Well... I guess you're going to have to get it then!" So, I had to take off my sterile gloves, find the needle, and reapply new sterile gloves, looking like a HUGE idiot in front of the patient. The whole experience surrounding the joint injection (and the whole rotation itself) had been so frustrating that I muttered f**k under my breath before realizing what I had done. I caught the patient's eye, and he was actually smirking. I expected the rheumatologist to tear a strip off me (maybe not personally but in her evaluation - that would be more her style), but she never did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBeer Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 haha...I came so close to saying something along the lines of swearing at my latest interview...I said "...it comes down to the person with the biggest.." *pause* (was gonna say balls) switched to "..with the most guts". not sure if the interviewers noticed; but they seemed prety cool anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffp Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Everyone swears all the time in the cath lab. You should have heard us last night. We had a guy with a bunch of congenital anomalies and NOTHING was where it should be I think that's why I like it there so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footyfanatic Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I know what you guys mean, one time I almost said poo-head! That was a close call!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I know what you guys mean, one time I almost said poo-head! That was a close call!! lol LOL, you think that's bad? I was at work on Tuesday *****ing to a friend in another department about an insane coworker of mine and let out the following tirade: "I just wish I could shove a giant ****ing rod up that stupid old *****'s ass." He actually blushed when I said that, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfette Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I swore at one of my profs once. It was the weirdest slip-up because I rarely swear even in everyday life. I don't know what prompted me to do it at my prof of all people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajdbrtn Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 sure swearing can be a bit unprofessional. But i think patients that are from interesting backgrounds may appreciate that doctors are humans too and that sometimes swearing show this. Look at George Carlin, he swears all the time, Mr. Conductor, but people appreciate it because he doesn't swear at them, he just curses at lives stupid problems. As for worrying about slip out swearing, it shows that its part of your nature and your not a robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I swore at one of my profs once. It was the weirdest slip-up because I rarely swear even in everyday life. I don't know what prompted me to do it at my prof of all people. haha that must've been an interesting occurence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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