My residency was fairly malignant. Made me tougher though.

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Jan 5, 2021
12:00:50pm

SJS Shaky place kicker

My residency was fairly malignant. Made me tougher though.

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Originally posted on Jan 5, 2021 at 12:00:50pm

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SJS

Previous username: San Juan Sun
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My BIL told me over the holidays that he sank into a deep, dark depression

1/5/21 11:25am

My brother hates it too. He did the military route

OU Cougar

1/5/21 11:27am

I think the same could be said about most lawyers and bankers

runitup590

1/5/21 11:38am

Not to mention the depression that comes from not being able to become a banker.

GRCoug

1/5/21 11:42am

“If I can’t be a banker, I don’t want to live” lol

runitup590

1/5/21 11:47am

Hey, I'm a happy banker

Clark Addison

1/5/21 11:45am

RE: Hey, I'm a happy banker

Sea Chicken

1/5/21 11:47am

RE: Hey, I'm a happy banker

runitup590

1/5/21 11:53am

Siegfried & Jensen and Dexter & Dexter look happy on BYUTV ads

OU Cougar

1/5/21 12:01pm

Really? ...They do that?

1/5/21 12:18pm

Bankers? Seriously?

coolblue

1/5/21 1:41pm

For some dumb reason they hold onto archaic traditions such as making their

1/5/21 11:39am

At lot of that changed in 2010. Still not easy but way better than it used to be

SJS

1/5/21 11:51am

Depends a lot on where you do your residency

Bill

1/5/21 11:58am

My residency was fairly malignant. Made me tougher though.

SJS

1/5/21 12:00pm

I enjoyed residency/fellowship a lot more than my real job

cougfanz

1/5/21 12:04pm

That's encouraging to hear.

1/5/21 12:05pm

I think the biggest hardship is the all-nighters studying for med school finals.

russkiejedi

1/6/21 7:15am

The family doc that I shadowed while in college told me a similar experience. He

wabluecoug

1/5/21 11:47am

I get why doctors would get depressed.

GRCoug

1/5/21 11:56am

(meant for the op)

GRCoug

1/5/21 11:57am

Key is not to pick a specialty that works nights or takes call at night

cougfanz

1/5/21 11:49am

dermatology

lightmann

1/5/21 11:52am

podiatrist.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/5/21 11:55am

He said doctor.

holipuluki

1/5/21 1:32pm

Yea my brother is top 10% with 260 board scores

cougfanz

1/5/21 11:56am

260 and ER? Two years ago we had a 280 from Harvard apply to our ratty psych

valleus

1/5/21 12:49pm

Chiropractor

1/5/21 7:32pm

fellowship for me nearly broke me

scottpete

1/5/21 11:57am

what specialty?

WorfoSAUR

1/5/21 12:14pm

funny enough a specialty which isn't associated with a large burden

scottpete

1/5/21 12:39pm

Retina?

WorfoSAUR

1/5/21 1:23pm

two residents killed themselves at my hospital center. Another two were

valleus

1/5/21 1:32pm

Best friend in residency killed himself. We had 2/30 residents go through with

cougfanz

1/5/21 7:29pm

I’ve got a number of doctors and lawyers as clients and the key to happiness for

hansel

1/5/21 7:19pm

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