tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post8823582834740097011..comments2024-03-29T06:12:13.736-04:00Comments on the underwear drawer: sink or swimMichelle Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-20618583288889588932011-06-01T06:43:17.965-04:002011-06-01T06:43:17.965-04:00I've just followed your twitter link and notic...I've just followed your twitter link and noticed that you're #36 of medical memoirs on Amazon, but did you know that's a fake amount. By my count at least 14 of the places higher are the same book listed multiple times. (The curious life of Henrietta Lacks is there 4 or more).<br /><br />So you're nearly top 20! Woo hoo!<br /><br />Also Gah - no kindle edition outside the US yet. <br />I'm waiting...RJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-70787274870200309382011-06-01T00:24:06.023-04:002011-06-01T00:24:06.023-04:00Thank you so much for this post! I just recently ...Thank you so much for this post! I just recently graduated from med school, moved to a brand new city and start orientation as a pediatric resident next week. I really needed that bit of encouragement. Love your blog by the way and can't wait to read your book!Courtneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-25330420792455077202011-05-31T15:26:22.776-04:002011-05-31T15:26:22.776-04:00Congrats to Cal! You know, now might not be a bad ...Congrats to Cal! You know, now might not be a bad time to get Mack started swimming either. I've taught swimming in the past at a Y and quite a few families start their kid a little after they turn 2! Really! It's not too young and it might be a lot of fun for your boys to do things together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-56505887467703125202011-05-31T01:34:59.218-04:002011-05-31T01:34:59.218-04:00up north in Canada where I attended medical school...up north in Canada where I attended medical school, our baptism of fire is in our 3rd year where you're doing your core rotations for the first time but acting as sub-interns (carrying 1-3 patients each). Also, having to take all the clinical exams then. If you passed 3rd year, you're pretty much guaranteed to pass med school...fourth year is mostly electives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-56283558315186876212011-05-30T19:53:43.981-04:002011-05-30T19:53:43.981-04:00Sandy: Usually people just do one or two Sub-Is, w...Sandy: Usually people just do one or two Sub-Is, which last a month each. Maybe some people do more, but those people are crazy gunners--most of the rest of the year consists of electives, which by schedule design tend to grow increasingly less demanding the closer you get to graduation.<br /><br />Polly: Comics were cut after the first round of edits because it was felt that they broke up the narrative flow. I tend to agree, but once I knew they were terminally cut from the manuscript, I put them all up online, so no huge loss there.<br /><br />Old MD Girl: Agree. My Sub-I was the first moment in all of med school when I really thought that I might be able to hack this job. And yes, Cal is VERY proud!<br /><br />Dr. Army Wife: You know much more than you feel like you do. You just need the opportunity to prove it to yourself. Congratulations, Doctor! :)Michelle Auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-20992127113410058822011-05-30T19:06:39.442-04:002011-05-30T19:06:39.442-04:00Just graduated last weekend -- friends and family ...Just graduated last weekend -- friends and family have been calling me "Dr." but I feel like I know NOTHING. Pretty scared!Dr. Army Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077506689498988546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-47088213876040913152011-05-30T16:52:35.073-04:002011-05-30T16:52:35.073-04:00Yay Cal!
For the record, I LOVED my sub-I. LOVED...Yay Cal!<br /><br />For the record, I LOVED my sub-I. LOVED. Unlike any rotation I'd ever been on before. Even though it was terrifying at times, it was nice having actual responsibility, and to occasionally be listened to. <br /><br />I keep trying to remind myself of this whenever the terror that I will eventually have to finish my PhD strikes. <br /><br />Also, again -- YAY CAL!!!!OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-64758791727593188152011-05-30T16:45:10.166-04:002011-05-30T16:45:10.166-04:00Cute video!
Just finished reading your book after...Cute video!<br /><br />Just finished reading your book after it arrived via Book Depository - I loved it!<br /><br />Quick question though - what happened to the pictures + comics? Cut out by the publisher??Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877275041258079532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-7488914910097782852011-05-30T16:04:23.508-04:002011-05-30T16:04:23.508-04:00Interesting; do some schools have you do "sub...Interesting; do some schools have you do "sub-I"s all of fourth year? Here, it's called "acting internship" (or AI, of course), and you generally just do one or maybe two months worth, in the field(s) you're most interested in, and you can start them as soon as you've finished the "core" rotations, which don't quite take up all of 3rd year. The rest of fourth year is just regular non-core rotations and away rotations. Most people do their AI(s) toward the end of third year, so they're behind them when they're writing up their residency apps.Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-49413018590123080122011-05-30T16:00:56.208-04:002011-05-30T16:00:56.208-04:00Oh my God. This post struck a chord in me. I'm...Oh my God. This post struck a chord in me. I'm rising to become a 3rd year Peds resident come July the 1st. And I've just completed my first floor month as an upper level resident. And I'm amazed at how I survived, and even thrived. I supervised the most acute floor in my hospital, where the post-cardiac surgery and oncology patients are, and by some bizarre happenstance, things went smoothly. Had a couple of rapid responses [which are near-codes at my hospital] and I managed to maintain my own pulse rate during those events. [The patients did fine, btw.] <br />Yep, somehow along the way these past 2 years, while I was continuously mumbling under my breath about how little I know, I guess I was learning. And I'm relishing this new position of responsibility! <br /><br />-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-72264121635846272932011-05-30T15:10:37.537-04:002011-05-30T15:10:37.537-04:00This made me tear up a little bit. 5 years post-m...This made me tear up a little bit. 5 years post-med school graduation, I'm still a little bit astounded when someone says "doctor" and means me...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164065352027172436noreply@blogger.com