I remember being a third year med student (in part bc I have comics chronicling that journey). It wasn’t too long ago, after all. I remember feeling confused about how I was being graded, and feeling simultaneously like I was always under surveillance and constantly being ignored. My experiences on rotations were dictated largely by whether the resident I was on service with remembered my name. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now that I’m a resident, I can see a lot of those experiences from the other side. And it turns out… most of the time it’s not about you. We’re carrying 10x your patient load, managing interns, coordinating care, and would also like to go home. A resident who is taking out their frustrations on you needs reprimanding, but as far as making good use of your time? residents won’t keep you in the hospital needlessly for longer than you should be there (unless we’ve forgotten that you’re here, in which case please tell us! I promise we feel awful when that happens.) I’ve gotten very lucky and largely love my students- but see my story today for a guide on How to get your residents to love you (or, at the very least, just me, Shirlene.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #comic #webcomic #healthcare #resident #intern #inpatient #doctor #relatable #womeninmedicine #blackdoctors #graphicmedicine #premed #premedmotivation #residency #internalmedicine #medschool #medicine #medicalschool #medlife #md #medstudent #nurse #physician #medschool
I.M. Resident only a little jaded.