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Remember that in a few years you'll be sick of that blonde circulators &^*& regardless of how sexy her VS bra is (which by the way, you'll be paying for).

Quote: Originally Posted by UnderdogMD I think its funny how people 8-10 years older are suddenly a different generation. I can't comment on the this thread one way or the other, (don't have the experience). The posts however do nothing to help the stereotype people have of surgeons. The first thing that came to mind as I read this thread was the following article: "I was recently describing the generational difference to a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Winged Scapula These things can happen even in Ortho, Tired. Of course they do, but then: - the 24yo blonde circulator bends over farther than she has to while prepping the patient and she's got on this great Victoria's Secret bra - somebody farts on somebody else - the Steelers have an improbable late-4th quarter rally to cover the spread - the Cayenne comes back from the garage and it cost way less to...

never really heard of someone doing vascular THEN ct. usually by the time you are done vascular you are tired of being a resident and you have good jobs prospects by the time you are done CT.. you are tired of being a resident and have NO job prospects, thus you do a vascular fellowship to feed your family. vascular after CT would mainly be to learn the endvascular techniques. as you know- some CT surgeons like to be known as...

Quote: Originally Posted by TCUBryce22 I had an attending who had to cover another resident for an hour during his residency at Hopkins so he could get married. He took call every other night and literally lived on the hospital grounds in "the compound." Hopkins grads seem to like to perpetuate that myth; I have an attending who tells the exact same story...

I agree with Amgen, but I also find it hilarious that medical students (my humble self included) are trying to weigh in seriously on your career choice. If you've found what you love, and you're a surgery resident taking that call and caring for those patients, I'd be willing to bet you're making a well-considered decision. Academic transplant peeps do have time to run their labs, go to conferences and so forth (at least at...

Quote: Originally Posted by BlondeDocteur Perhaps in PP you'd have the option to form a group of tx surgeons where each of you take call q5-7, meaning on 4-6 nights of the week you'd be home like anyone else? How common is private practice transplant surgery? I was always under the impression that transplant was one of those fields that was rarely practiced outside of an academic setting?....but I could be wrong. Quote: Originally...

Hey Maverick I majored in Stats in undergrad, so I'll try to offer a few suggestions Microsoft Excel can do some basic statistical computing for you, but I haven't used Excel for a while so I don't really know of any resources that could help you. "R" is a free, open source statistical software that can do a variety of things. At Berkeley, which is where i did my undergrad, there is a great course called STAT...

I just finished my surgery rotation as an MS3 and I definately felt "sheltered" a little bit... In 7 weeks (3.5weeks at private hospital, 3.5weeks at university hospital) i had to do 8 overnight calls where I was suppose to stay til noon the following day (but was typically sent home after rounds/conference in the morning unless I stayed in for a case on my own). My experience was significantly different at each place... at...

So far, I have had two interviews. The first one was at my home institution and so I sent something to everyone. For the second one, I sent one to interviewers and the program director (everyone minus the chairman). Would also be curious as to what others are doing.