Karma Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I was wondering if those who finished their first year of residency could share some of their experience? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerroger Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I was wondering if those who finished their first year of residency could share some of their experience? Thanks in advance! 1) Study. It is easy to check out. Many programs have few exams. But try to review your speciality's primary text. Review your speciality specific topics which are also relevant to the rotation you are on or about an upcoming academic day. Speaking with seniors life can become a real pain later on if you don't do this. 2) Enjoy life. This means do something non-medical frequently. 3) Get to know your fellow residents, staff, nurses etc. It is kinda cool as a resident when you start to recognize lots of people and they recognize you. It makes work more enjoyable when regardless of service you have some familiar faces. Treat everyone with respect. Don't be that guy thinking that they are the PGY1 "gift" to medicine. No one likes that guy. One of the best parts of doing medicine is all the cool people and personalities you work with. Enjoy it! 4) Sleep and learn to be efficient. Learn to sleep on call. Don't stay awake, even if you are the only resident on call for general surgery or something. Multitask and manage your time effectively while working. You are babysat less, on some services you can really make life hard if you don't manage your time effectively. If you have clerks, get them doing stuff and learning. Win, win for both parties. 5) Don't be afraid to refocus your learning experience. You have matched. Unless you are a family resident looking at an extra year you don't need to learn everything and everything about some other speciality. While off service focus on learning what is relevant to your future practice. If you are in rads and doing emerg get someone to show you some bedside ultrasounds or films or something. If you are an off service psych resident review delirium or medical clearance of a psych patient or something. You get the idea... 6) Expect the first month or two to be rocky. Don't forget you have support. It is a transition. You always have support regardless of your PGY year. Don't ever be afraid of being wrong or not wanting to call for help. We all do it regardless of level of experience. It's key to learning. Heck, if you don't call for help you probably suck. 7) Don't be useless. If other residents or staff are swamped offer to help out. Don't wait to be asked. If you stay at work a few min longer helping out then people will actually like you and the favour will be repaid. You don't just clock out at a certain time doing this job. Make sure you don't leave others including patients hanging. If you thought you learned fast during med school, you ain't seen anything yet! Time to get medical knowledge mainlined into your brain! It sticks too because you are actually doing it now. I'm sure lots of others have great advice too. If I think of more stuff I will post it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I was wondering if those who finished their first year of residency could share some of their experience? Thanks in advance! Alcohol. Apply liberally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Alcohol. Apply liberally. Ha - wow. As you can see first year can be .... stressful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Alcohol. Apply liberally. Best. Reply. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Ha - wow. As you can see first year can be .... stressful Uhh I'm pretty sure he meant for the purposes of sanitation and hygiene guys. The hospital can be a pathogen infested place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Uhh I'm pretty sure he meant for the purposes of sanitation and hygiene guys. The hospital can be a pathogen infested place. I guess I have to work on my comic timing you are completely right and it is amazing how many residents get pretty sick at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerroger Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I guess I have to work on my comic timing you are completely right and it is amazing how many residents get pretty sick at some point. Yeah gastro and URTI are pretty common. Especially while on peads or GIM and especially after a stretch of call. Being sick sucks, but the sleep you get to catch up on is a hidden bonus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Yeah gastro and URTI are pretty common. Especially while on peads or GIM and especially after a stretch of call. Being sick sucks, but the sleep you get to catch up on is a hidden bonus... always look on the bright side huh? Kids in hospitals are germ factories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Posted September 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks for your post Rogerroger! Exactly the answer I was looking for:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Uhh I'm pretty sure he meant for the purposes of sanitation and hygiene guys. The hospital can be a pathogen infested place. Nope I meant booze. Although hand sanitation doesn't hurt either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 You can drink some of those sanitizers. The alcohol based hand scrub for the OR is 160 proof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 You can drink some of those sanitizers. And that is a tip for those on their psych blocks - yes, yes you can. So if you are wondering where the patients are getting alcohol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerroger Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 And that is a tip for those on their psych blocks - yes, yes you can. So if you are wondering where the patients are getting alcohol I never believed it. That was until I saw one attached to the wall used like a hamster water bottle. Yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I never believed it. That was until I saw one attached to the wall used like a hamster water bottle. Yummy. I saw someone manage to figure out how to open them and use the container as a squeeze bottle. Ha - medicine opens your eyes to a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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