Troll posts will not be tolerated. ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Gen surg intern here. [–]STEP1GODMD-PGY1 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago* (2 children), Me too. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, but the decision is not an easy one for most. This is only my first month but it is one of the busier services along with trauma. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} My schedule has been 65-85 hours a week depending on if I have call, but it seems like the residents are always there later than us. 3 Meme. ._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR._3axV0unm-cpsxoKWYwKh2x{fill:#ea0027} You're much more invested in patients and you can tell you're making differences in patient care - and that goes up the higher your pgy level. Then 10-12 hours a day for Sat and Sun every other weekend. a neurosurgeon could easily clear in the millions if all they did was high volume low acuity spine cases for ~70 hours a week, [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children). So I've never fully understood the chief resident thing. It's cliche, but cliche for a reason. I love my life, I love my wife, and I love my time outside of the hospital. For what its worth. [–]NysozDO 9 points10 points11 points 4 years ago (1 child). [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child), Lol no EM doc works 70 hours a week for the whole year, [–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children), Never said you would. But I'm not a surgery resident ¯\ _ (ツ) _/¯, [–]michael_harari 14 points15 points16 points 4 years ago (1 child), [–]STEP1GODMD-PGY1 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children). Good luck, it sounds like you have taken really good advantage of the program and will be a kikck-ass attending. The moderators of /r/medicalschool do not endorse/sanction said channel or bear any responsibility for any happenings within said channel. Surgery residents - what are your hours like. A “preliminary” position, in contrast, is a position offering only one to two years of training generally prior to entry into advanced specialty programs. In order to handle the long hours, stress, and physical requirements of the profession, work to avoid diving into residency such that it becomes 100% of your time and energy spent. cardiothoracic surgery. Joseph’s is a four year residency, fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). It comes with time, experience, and pattern recognition. The sick ones require thought but they are the minority and again, it's your volume of experience at that point that helps you take care of them. I'm a little confused as to how it all works. But I miss my family and I don't want my kids to grow up essentially without a dad. It’s Monday morning on the Blue general surgery service, which means I’ve had a chance to review the OR schedule and the list of cases that my chief resident assigned and emailed out last night. Of course that varies. They said a chief resident surgeon said this about surgery, "if you can see yourself doing anything else, do that thing instead." use the following search parameters to narrow your results: Please keep all topics germane to current medical students. I love being in the OR. [–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (1 child). ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} I can only speak for the people I know, which are my friends/co-residents, and friends I know at other programs. General Surgery Residency The general surgery residency at Spectrum Health, in partnership with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, is a five-year program carefully planned to provide early operative experience with progressive responsibility in all areas of general surgery including endoscopy, critical care and trauma. I have hobbies that I do multiple times per week, I have dinner with my wife every night (except when I'm on nights obviously) and I see my parents fairly often. Maybe share in r/residency as a call for submissions once all sheets are created. Consider doing an away rotation just to see what a different hospital system is like. (At least not for him.) Actually read and learn some stuff about surgery (not done learning yet...) Unfortunately, my I’m a general surgery resident in the military 700 miles away in the south east. Now in residency you will also have off rotation months where you may not work nearly as much, but you'll definitely have many months of late nights with early mornings. Whatever time I get home thru 10:00 PM - read up on patients, prepare for OR cases, eat To be clear, average EM isn't going to make neurosurg money but if an EM doc works 70 hours a week like NSG does they would get fairly close. The Stamford Hospital/Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons program is an ACGME accredited site since 1958. EM making $250 an hour (not unreasonable at all) for 70 hours a week = 750k. I always love when a medical student tries to tell other people about what's important to me in life, particularly giving the explicit advice to ignore what I say since I must obviously be lying. I'm on trauma right now so it's easily 110-120hrs. The only attendings I've worked with who were very open about disagreeing with the 80 hour work limits were surgeons. If you suspect general surgery, or any surgical subspecialty might interest you, we recommend trying to schedule this core general surgery rotation as early in the third year as possible. 6:00 thru 8:00 PM go home They live to work, not work to live. I have limited time and opportunity to do that in a supervised setting and believe it or not, 5 years of clinical training is barely enough. Personal Statement for General Surgery Discipline, compassion, and determination have been my leading character traits and are the driving forces for becoming a surgeon. on a more serious note, please do consider crafting a larger post or even an AMA on this subreddit, surgery residents that can eloquently speak about the realities of their lifestyle and the pros and cons of their field are few and far between so it would definitely be appreciated for many of us, [–]avengreDO 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children), So... like...Stockholm syndrome exists I see... well I'm glad someone wants to do your crazy job as there is a need for it, [–][deleted] 8 points9 points10 points 4 years ago (0 children). all those specialties listed are much harder to get into than surgery. [–]Wonch907M-3 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child). Their life is their work. .c_dVyWK3BXRxSN3ULLJ_t{border-radius:4px 4px 0 0;height:34px;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;margin-top:32px}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3 ._33jgwegeMTJ-FJaaHMeOjV{border-radius:9001px;height:32px;width:32px}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3 ._1wQQNkVR4qNpQCzA19X4B6{height:16px;margin-left:8px;width:200px}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:12px 0}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx ._29TSdL_ZMpyzfQ_bfdcBSc{-ms-flex:1;flex:1}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx .JEV9fXVlt_7DgH-zLepBH{height:18px;width:50px}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx ._3YCOmnWpGeRBW_Psd5WMPR{height:12px;margin-top:4px;width:60px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN{height:18px;margin-bottom:4px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._2E9u5XvlGwlpnzki78vasG{width:230px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN.fDElwzn43eJToKzSCkejE{width:100%}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._2kNB7LAYYqYdyS85f8pqfi{width:250px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._1XmngqAPKZO_1lDBwcQrR7{width:120px}._3XbVvl-zJDbcDeEdSgxV4_{border-radius:4px;height:32px;margin-top:16px;width:100%}._2hgXdc8jVQaXYAXvnqEyED{animation:_3XkHjK4wMgxtjzC1TvoXrb 1.5s ease infinite;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--newCommunityTheme-field),var(--newCommunityTheme-inactive),var(--newCommunityTheme-field));background-size:200%}._1KWSZXqSM_BLhBzkPyJFGR{background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetBackgroundColor);border-radius:4px;padding:12px;position:relative;width:auto} 4:00 PM thru 6:00 PM (depending on OR schedule) finish last case of day The residency is life consuming. [–]diggidy516MD-PGY2 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (1 child). [–]NociceptorsMD-PGY4 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (2 children), [–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (1 child), not too long ago it was one of the most difficult to get into (E-ROAD), [–]NociceptorsMD-PGY4 -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (0 children), Yeah but it's not anymore and we're talking about why someone would choose a specialty with way worse hours and lifestyle for similar pay to an easier to get into alternative with better lifestyle, [–]ChairmanCKMD-PGY1 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (1 child), [–]nitropussideMD-PGY1 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child), Come on. Discipline motivates me and permits me to maximize my Because the 80 plus hours a week doesn't feel like work sometimes. General Surgery Residency Program Surgical Training in Connecticut’s State-of-the-Art Medical Center. [–]asclepius42DO-PGY4 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children). Generally I get into the hospital at 0530 and try to leave after I sign out at 1800. I don't meant to say there isn't a role for other specialties, but if I take out a kidney and spleen of a previously healthy now dying motorcyclist and he lives... there's nothing for me that can compare. Each year, the UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery matches 5 new residents from an applicant pool of over 600 for our ACGME accredited Residency Program.

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