where is teratos? he would have some insight on what i should read to make me shine like a star!

skipper

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Formerly known as "AssyrianSkipper"

PGY-1 Internal Medicine
Goal, not to kill anyone during my first month of residency.

No, I cannot help you get a residency.

President and Dean of--
Skipper's Medical Univeristy of the Dutch West Indies--SMU-DWI
Apply Now.....Get an MD in 6 Weeks....

If you fail at AUC, SGU, or Ross why not transfer to SMU, if you fail at SMU, why not try another SMU.

i guess as you advance in your training, there are fewer and fewer people available to give advice

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AUC 5th Semester
Undergrad: UC Riverside

Im reading the washington manual now and see stuff in there the inten's in IM delt with everyday. Its a really a concise book with only the good stuff. Just my 2 cents.

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[X] IM
[ ] Surgery
[ ] Peds
[ ] OB / Gyn
[ ] Psy

according to Gawande, becoming a "positive deviant" would do just that (stand out at least)!!! When he wants to escape the "How-To-Residency" books, I'm sure Gawande, or House of God would be a nice quick read that is relevant to medicine

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AUC May08
Undergrad: UCSD

Here...read this twice and then get back to slacking off (like we all wish we could). You should be set. :

Be a Positive Deviant!

One of my most-recommended books for trainers is Gawande's Complications, first-person reflections on how an adult learns. His new book, Better, is now out and concludes with a thought-provoking piece on how one becomes a positive deviant: the one who is unusually successful despite what appears to be a level playing field with peers, the one who skews the bell curve, the one who builds the better moustrap, the one who simply outperforms others in his or her field. Gawande posits that there are 5 actions doctors can take to become positive deviants that seem strikingly relevant to trainers. With some liberties, they are:

1. Ask an unscripted question. Gawande says, "Make yourself ask an unscripted question: ‘Where did you grow up?’ Or: ‘What made you move to Boston?’ ...Sometimes you discover the unexpected. ... I found out that a quiet, carefully buttoned-down nurse I work with had once dated Jimi Hendrix. If you ask a question, the machine begins to feel less like a machine.”
2. Don't complain. I read this as also: don't blame. Don't blame: your content, your learners, your boss, the fact that your company refuses to pay for a producer for your synchronous training sessions. If you are providing what you know to be an inferior learning experience because the tables in the training room are hard to move, then take responsibility for the fact that you're providing an inferior learning experience. Blaming the tables doesn't change the reality for your learners. And: FIGURE IT OUT. It is your job to overcome or get around obstacles. I recently sat in on a riveting, memorable presentation on "lab safety" that was proof positive: there is no such thing as boring content, only boring trainers.
3. Count something. Be a scientist: count something you find interesting, and you'll learn something interesting. I once found myself at dinner with leaders from the company to which my employer outsources our employee assistance program, and asked about the most common request from those seeking EAP assistance. I expected to hear that calls would be related to substance abuse or perhaps financial issues. Surprise: the single biggest source of calls was from single 30-something mothers seeking help with life-balance issues. A simple "count" that goes a long way toward informing where we should be targeting -- and marketing-- our stress-management and career planning workshops.
4. Write something-- anything. A blog post, a book chapter, some tips for other trainers posted on a group site. It helps you step through and break out of a problem, and gives you a chance to give something back to your community of practice.
5. Change. My dissertation research is on classroom trainer fears of e-learning. In the interest of sparing you the gory details, here's the bottom line: Trainers won't be replaced by technology. Trainers will be replaced by trainers who are willing to use technology. Change.

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AUC 4th-ish (?) Semester

LoL! Birth is exciting, death is peaceful, I totally agree with that.

Thank you, thank you very much

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Birth is exciting, death is peaceful, its the transition that troublesome--Azimov

Skipper,

You are going into IM.. all you need to to know is how to write an order for Colace and you are good.

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Director of Anatomy --
Skipper's Medical Univeristy of the Dutch West Indies--SMU-DWI

options that is true, i should not worry.

i should take it easy like you. Since for OB, all you need to know is which hole the baby comes out of. lol

i guess people better hide from options' and my hospital, atleast until 6 months into residency, by then we should have everything down.

skipper

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Formerly known as "AssyrianSkipper"

PGY-1 Internal Medicine
Goal, not to kill anyone during my first month of residency.

No, I cannot help you get a residency.

President and Dean of--
Skipper's Medical Univeristy of the Dutch West Indies--SMU-DWI
Apply Now.....Get an MD in 6 Weeks....

If you fail at AUC, SGU, or Ross why not transfer to SMU, if you fail at SMU, why not try another SMU.

Which hospitals we are talking about?

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Birth is exciting, death is peaceful, its the transition that troublesome--Azimov