General Surgery Residency Survival Guide /
There are over 250 surgical residencies in the United States. Most residents experience some degree of shock once they start on the very first day, and the demands of residency are high. The current overall dropout rate is 16%, and there is evidence for higher burnout rates, suicide rates, addiction...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2023.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Basic Survival Skills
- Sleeping
- Nutrition
- Self Care
- Stress Management and Dealing with Burnout
- Exercise
- Vacations/Holidays/Occasions
- Hobbies
- COVID and other illnesses/injuries
- Part II. Relationships/Finances
- Relationships
- Family
- Kids
- Holiday/occasions
- Pregnancy/Maternity
- Leave or lack thereof
- Household chores
- Bills
- Loans
- Home Purchase
- Death of a loved one
- Part III. Academics
- Mentorship: How to spot a good mentor and hold on tight
- Board Preparation
- Talent versus hard work
- Acquiring wisdom and judgment
- Developing surgical skills/practice/skills trainers/labs
- Studying
- Research
- Tools for Purchase
- CV Preparation
- Part IV. Clinical Duties
- List management
- Office Hours
- Triaging clinical duties
- Surviving night call/ED call/Weekend Call
- Teaching residents and students
- Interaction with nurses, OR and office staff
- Interaction with other residents and attendings
- How to deal with CurbsideConsults
- Part V. Leadership/Ethics
- Leadership
- Professionalism
- Delegation
- Dealing with Bullying and micro and macroaggressions
- Complications
- The difficult patient
- The difficult attending
- How to be empathetic
- Just another day in paradise.