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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she’s in NYC, that’s particularly rough on IM residents (unionized nurses who are so incredibly mean - both to each other and the trainees - it’s just shocking how mean they can be).

Residents just have to suck it up - it’s only 3 years. Hard to get therapy because there’s no time or money for that. There’s a Reddit residency subreddit where residents vent. Lots of our residents are on there - I see it on their phones.[/quote]

Imagine my wife having to deal with residency for 7 years and then 2 more for fellowship (while having 2 kids during the process)!

Throwing out another resource for the OP - https://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/. I was on there daily while my wife was going through the med school/residency/fellowship process and it helped immensely. [/quote]

Former resident PP here. I had two kids during training. My husband who has his own professional career did EVERYTHING so that I could focus on training. Drop offs, pick ups, sick days, groceries, house maintenance… I was basically a warm body at home. If you have a wife in residency, that is your life and not all men can handle it.

I will say that you have to finish. She has to. Otherwise all her hard work is a waste. I tried to quit so many times but I was reminded that my income potential would plummet as an MD without residency is pretty worthless. When I went on the job market though I was super protective of my future work life balance and I got what I wanted so now I feel like finally it’s worth it. Good luck to her! [/quote]

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