You will absolutely end up where you’re supposed to be at this point in your journey. “Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow.” -my homie Van Gogh

It’s simple. I see a match day tweet, I like a match day tweet.

Does anyone other than me experience what I call “the attending blessing?” When my residents are having trouble w/something, the moment I decide to scrub in to help is when they succeed. It doesn’t matter if it’s been 5 min or 30, it always happens exactly when I’m being gowned.

TW: suicide There is an empty corner desk in a resident workroom at GW. Now forever engraved in my mind, that desk is a harrowing reminder of the cost of medical training. In his final words, Dr. William West said that he was simply out of gas, that he had nothing left to give.

Please see & share the GW Housestaff Union’s tribute to Dr. West & call to action. We cannot have the same conversations every time this happens, we need systemic change now. instagram.com/p/C4dFSD2uoyw/…

Man it really bothers me when people label certain specialty residency programs as “easy.” All it does is invalidate any mental/physical challenges trainees may have, and it’s just flat out wrong.

And you shouldn’t take those shots either. “_____ residency is easy” should never come out of your mouth. Stop perpetuating toxic culture in medicine, and help lift our trainees up by acknowledging the hard work they do.

Little helper.. 😅

Resident swap is mad because some PD's personally messaged me about openings in their program or also found on Reddit and AAMC Find a Resident & I tweeted about it. Some fellow positions are also open on Frieda. This is why it is toxic for applicants.

New goal: I want to develop a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to helping both students and programs maneuver the match process. This would be similar to other companies who shall not be named but be free. It would be a free platform to post open spots, scramble spots, and new program

if u see someone running in a hospital carrying this GET OUT OF THEIR WAY

I caught a NSTEMI. Me. A MS3. Saw a pt in the ED for shortness of breath cardio consult, presumed CHF exacerbation with no PMH. Noticed ST depressions on tele while doing my exam. Trop = elevated. Lesson: always go in with a clean DDx + look at vitals in room

I came across something I wrote some years back, and I think it is relevant to the "Man or Bear?" conversation. So, a thread, but first some observations: When a woman is in an abusive relationship, what's the first thing people say? "Why doesn't she just leave?"

Surgery residents are unlike any other human being on the planet. Y’all rock. TTUHSC Department of Surgery TTUHSC School of Medicine

(rubs hands together) oh boy do I have a healthcare system to show you

Forget password. A million steps to reset. Enter new password. “The new password cannot be the same as the current password”

If you’re more concerned about what happens to boys who are in the vicinity of menstrual supplies than those with ready access to automatic weapons, I’m afraid you’ve completely lost the plot.