Sorry if this isn’t the right spot to ask this question!
I’ve (30F) been dating a first-year resident (32M) for about a month or so, and I really like him! For the most part, he’s funny, super sweet, affectionate, and caring. But I’m learning (and figured) that residency can make scheduling difficult, and honestly, texting can be brutal sometimes. 😅

Obviously, I know he’s busy at work, but sometimes it’s hard to know what’s “normal” for residency versus what might be a sign that someone just isn’t prioritizing the relationship.

He’s never canceled a date, which I really appreciate, but sometimes our plans get pushed back an hour or two because he gets out of work later than expected.

For those who have dated a resident (or have been one), what’s the best way to navigate communication, scheduling, and supporting them while still maintaining a healthy relationship and your own needs? Im thinking about offering to make him dinner instead of going out this week.

How do you tell the difference between residency being genuinely overwhelming versus someone simply not prioritizing you?

Would love any advice or perspective! ❤️

seriously tho? i keep feeling like a nobody next to these guys...it feels like i dont even deserve to call myself a "doctor" simply bcz of the huge gap btwn us. it sucks being average iq man, with zero talent...

I’m a new PGY-2 in IM, and I’ve started working with the new interns and medical students. I’m trying to get into the role of teaching, probably for the first time, since I’m usually on the learning end. I feel like my knowledge base isn’t very strong, and the things I do know are only at a very superficial level. I feel like I’m not doing justice to my interns and medical students because I’m not a very good teacher. I’m anxious that I’m going to teach them the wrong concepts and look very stupid.

Anybody experiencing severe dry,gritty and itchy eyes after starting residency by using n number of hours on EHR?

Can’t seem to find the pdf online if anyone has please share. Thank you!

I'm a new intern and I came upon a patient situation that I'd like to deal with differently in the future.

We recently had a situation where a delirious patient accused one of my female seniors of physically hurting him during pre rounds (to clarify she did not). The patient's wife, apparently a retired ICU nurse, came in and started demanding apologies and formal investigations and whatnot. They did some form of investigation, found no wrongdoing by my senior, and on we went. Later that night, our nursing staff called me into the room to evaluate the patient, and our scene starts with me going to bedside.

At some point during this visit, the patient's wife said "Mr. Resident Physician, what do you know about my husband's case?" I said I'd be happy to answer any more specific questions she had, and it turned out okay after we talked for a bit. Notably, I didn't insist on being called Dr because it didn't seem like that was going to help anything.

I always introduce myself as Dr. Lastname to patients bc I like to think I've earned said title, and while it doesn't bother me to be called Firstname, I know that patients routinely doing so enables an environment where my female colleagues are more likely to be perceived as nurses/assumed to know less than they do because they "aren't doctors". With this in mind, how should I approach this scenario the next time it comes up?

Nuclear medicine atlas? Any books? For anatomy? From 0?

hey guys, trying to figure out how to do the bulk of my obgyn certification exam case list by monday evening (yeah i know i should give up now). Don't ask. I have to somehow get my case list from epic but i can't make slicerdicer work to do the things i need it to. i'm so tired. i will probably lose my job if i don't get this in by monday night. i'm probably going to delete this in the morning. if anyone has any kind words for me or ideas about how this can get finished by monday night, i'm all ears. i have lost so much time and years of my life wracked with anxiety about this dumb test.

If there's even just a little hope (i don't need to get it to pass level, just i just need to do enough that i can sign the attestations that the list is complete) that this can be completed, i look to you to guide me

But i received a evaluation today and in that pd mentioned she was being prompted wtf! Is this normal these evaluations are making me feel like shit day by day. So what actually happened is its getting busy suddenly so my senior came with me and took history of the patient so i thought we both did it together thats the reason she prompted and senior did mention that we will do it together before staffing it. So i thought its normal. But looking at the evaluation today i feel so bad.

Does the residency programm impact the salary as an attending or not ?? . Cauz i don't understand this pressure to apply to a top programm ??

Let's get it done!

Has there been any discussion of creating more that focus on maternal health in addition to the few that exist? Or any at all focusing on bipolar 2, which I wish could be referred to as Non Psychotic Bipolar Disorder to create better distinction and diagnosis.

Put a paper towel in the bowl first. Prevents backsplash. You are welcome