I'm finished with vascular surgery

[hopkins_student]

Originally Posted by fareau

PS: congratulations. What year are you?
PGY-1. .25 down, 6.75 to go.

 

[randomkoreandude]

congrats ... my father is a Urologist. heard lots of horror stories about residency

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by randomkoreandude

congrats ... my father is a Urologist. heard lots of horror stories about residency

Have you heard any good urologist jokes? I got one.

BTW h_s, I have respect for what you are doing.

 

[fareau]

Originally Posted by hopkins_student

PGY-1. .25 down, 6.75 to go.

Seven years? You must be including a fellowship in that calculation? Residency is a grind (especially internship), but fellowship is pretty enjoyable.

 

[chuckseabreeze]

Originally Posted by hopkins_student

PGY-1. .25 down, 6.75 to go.

Little off topic, but what has been your experience with Orthopaedic surgeons thus far?

 

[RJman]

No one wants to hear my urologist joke?

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by chuckseabreeze

Little off topic, but what has been your experience with Orthopaedic surgeons thus far?

Jocks turned docs.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by RJman

No one wants to hear my urologist joke?

PLEASE TELL US RJ!!!

 

[lee_44106]

Originally Posted by hopkins_student

PGY-1. .25 down, 6.75 to go.


Good luck. someone smart enough to get into NSG can do anything.

Originally Posted by RJman

No one wants to hear my urologist joke?


Let's hear it.

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Jocks turned docs.


While it's true that most orthopedic surgeons are large/muscular in stature, they are also quite brainy. In fact, it's a very very difficult/competitive residency to get into.

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by lee_44106

While it's true that most orthopedic surgeons are large/muscular in stature

I've had 3 people suggest I go into surgery solely based on this fact.

Fact 1: I hate surgery.

Fact 2: I don't like blood (you are free to call me a *****) all that much making said suggestion an awful one.

***

One of the orthos at my hospital looks like he wrestles bulls in his spare time; and wins.

they are also quite brainy. In fact, it's a very very difficult/competitive residency to get into.

Which has never made any sense to me since it's basically carpentry.

Maybe I'm underestimating the brainpower of carpenters though.

 

[lee_44106]

Originally Posted by Jumbie

I've had 3 people suggest I go into surgery solely based on this fact.

Fact 1: I hate surgery.

Fact 2: I don't like blood (you are free to call me a *****) all that much making said suggestion an awful one.

***

One of the orthos at my hospital looks like he wrestles bulls in his spare time; and wins.



Which has never made any sense to me since it's basically carpentry.

Maybe I'm underestimating the brainpower of carpenters though.

Technically the surgery is carpentry. The "smart" part is that these guys pick a field that is HIGHLY compensated and consistently in demand. It's also quite fun

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by lee_44106

The "smart" part is that these guys pick a field that is HIGHLY compensated and consistently in demand. It's also quite fun

I guess this is true although this doesn't exclude the people who want to go into the field but can't because of its competitiveness and limited training spots.

I'd personally go into dermatology if I wanted something highly paid that's in demand due to the lifestyle. Most orthos I know still work long hours although a lot of that may be by choice.

Radiology can also be pretty sweet. One of my friends knows a doc who basically works from home a lot of the time. He has a high speed line installed and they send the images to him to read.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by lee_44106

While it's true that most orthopedic surgeons are large/muscular in stature, they are also quite brainy. In fact, it's a very very difficult/competitive residency to get into.

I never said jock = dumb. I agree, I've yet to run into a stupid ortho, and they tend to be pretty good people, with outgoing personalities, and fun to be around.

But by and large, they're all ex-jocks at something. It makes sense, if you think about it.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Jumbie

Radiology can also be pretty sweet. One of my friends knows a doc who basically works from home a lot of the time. He has a high speed line installed and they send the images to him to read.

Be careful with radiology. That is a perfect medical field to get "Bangalored," for the very reason you say here.

 

[Jumbie]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Be careful with radiology. That is a perfect medical field to get "Bangalored," for the very reason you say here.

Hospital I did rotations at used a service in Australia at night for this reason. Thing is they were always effing up the readings and had to be officially read when the in-house docs came in the next day.

Those bastards down under were making a killing though. One of the ICU docs used to ***** about why the hospital was wasting so much money using them.

In any case, I'm not going anywhere near those lucrative fields. For now, I love plain old steak and potatoes medicine. May change my mind when I have to work on my own and deal with all the bullshit hours/billing but that's my chosen path.