First Residency Paycheck
With three weeks of residency now in the bag, I’ve reached another milestone – my first paycheck as an intern! Oh how I’ve missed you, federal/state taxes. :-P
Category: Residency
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ACGME Sleep Deprivation Lecture
As part of the ACGME requirements, residents and fellows had to attend a lecture on sleep deprivation for noon conference today. The speaker discussed the importance of sleep, physiological changes which occur in the context of deprivation, and techniques we can utilize to improve the quality of our limited hours…
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Finished One Week Of Residency
The best part about working over the weekend (hah, what a grown-up thing to say) is that parking is easy, there aren’t any conferences to pause workflow, and I have an excuse to eat Fruit Loops at the hospital “because nothing else is available.” :-)
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Day 2 – The Consultant
Day 2 of residency was way more stressful than the first. After morning report, rounds, and noon lecture, I was left alone to run the renal service with an awesome med student. Our attending was in-and-out of meetings but did a fantastic job being available to address any questions and…
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First Day Of Residency
I’m currently writing this post while sprawled on my bed in a haze. My first day of residency is over, and while it wasn’t bad, introducing myself as “Dr. Kumar” to patients just sounds… weird. Couple that with not having to have my notes/orders “cosigned” by anyone… carrying several pagers……
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My Intern Class Is Awesome!
Baylor Med’s new anesthesia interns will begin our first rotations on Monday, and I couldn’t be happier to be among them! Throughout our (much drawn out) orientations in June, I’ve realized how lucky I am to be surrounded by these individuals. While most are from Texas, they come from all…
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Brushing Up On The Physical Exam
Today is my last day of orientation before beginning residency on Monday! After thinking about which aspects of patient care will be relevant to all my medicine-heavy intern rotations. I arrived at something which has undoubtedly become a lost art as imaging modalities and labs have become more sophisticated –…
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Medicine Intern Bootcamp
Friday’s “intern bootcamp” was honestly our first useful day of orientation. We spent the day reviewing ACLS by running mock codes, learned how to place central lines with and without ultrasound, and practiced common inpatient scenarios. Although anesthesia interns won’t be officially be cross-covering for medicine teams overnight, the scenarios were…
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First Doctor White Coat!
Earlier this week, my anesthesia intern class received our white coats and pagers. While we ripped through the packaging to try on our (ridiculously over-sized) coats, there was a resounding sentiment of: “Whoa, now it’s getting real!” It’s crazy to think that we’re doctors.
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My New Apartment
13, 23, and 27 – the distance of my commutes (one way, in miles) to high school, college and medical school, respectively. Living five minutes from the Texas Medical Center will certainly be a very new experience as I begin residency. I’ll primarily commute via the Metro Light Rail system…