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[quote=Anonymous]I’m also a physician and went into med school with one kid and graduated felllowship with 3. She needs a supportive husband. He will be the de facto parent. Intern year is the worst. You are drowning in learning not just medicine but the EMR, the grunt work, really dealing with other staff, logistics of the call annd the hospital system, figuring out residency expectations,  and working insane hours and shifts. And despite her attempts to get away from capitalism, healthcare is being destroyed by it. Since Covid the respect for physicians and the resources available have diminished significantly.

But, she’ll grow closer with her coresidents (shared trauma can do a lot to bring people together), she’ll gain knowledge and then ultimately confidence, and in a  year or two the new interns will be looking up to her while she figures out her next steps.

Healthcare and medical education is so poorly run in this country. I’m hoping she will remember this long term. I keep myself sane by working part time for a big hospital/academic system where I see really complex patients to keep my knowledge going, a small rural nonprofit to help those in need, and then also just a day in private practice. It reminds me that there are options and that one day I will hopefully escape the hellhole hospital system and practice the way I want to and care for people the way I know best.

What she’s going through tells me that the current system in which she works isn’t a good long term solution for her, but she’s smart enough and compassionate enough to navigate into a system that’s a better fit for her.

Also, she should totally consider a “lifestyle” specialty. They are so desperately needed and the NPs and PAs are trying to take over and doing such a poor job that the rest of us are constantly having to fix their mistakes. Waitlists are months out, hours are more reasonable and honestly the underserved need them the most! She could make a huge difference.

Also, jerk patients also are out in the real world where they could punch randos. Just remind her to keep her wits about her, stay on guard, and don’t let her safety be sacrificed for the expense of the patient.

Thanks for being a caring big brother.[/quote]

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