Most patients don’t know how hospitals work and what goes on behind the scenes, and so when they ask to speak to the doctor/ for refills/ forms and don’t get a prompt response, they can feel abandoned. On the other hand, I have to triage the many issues coming at me. And honestly, even when things quiet down, it’s hard not to take those precious, short moments to breathe… or eat lunch. . . It doesn’t help that the current rhetoric about doctors- at least that I’ve seen in the general media- is that we’re money-hungry opportunists who are in cahoots with big pharma. Plus our patients come with a legacy of doctors who have done them dirty! So I’m trying to work on not feeling salty when I get triple tapped in my inbox for like FMLA paperwork when I’m in the ICU . . #patients #procreate #illustration #webcomic #healthcare #resident #intern #medicine #inpatient #doctor #relatable #womeninmedicine #blackdoctors #graphicmedicine #premed #premedmotivation #residency #internyear #internalmedicine #medschool #medicine #medicalschool #medlife #md #medstudent
I.M. Resident only a little jaded.