And that's totally understandable. I was in the same place you are not too long ago. After being in school almost my entire life, I graduated medical school... and everyone treated me like I had arrived. I made it. I'm a doctor now. All of that hard work paid off.
But after the celebrations and congratulations dissipated, that's when all of my biggest fears about internship started to surface. I'm sure you are experiencing some of those same fears right now.
For sure, I felt them. Actually, I teach classes to new interns and new senior residents every year. And every year, they bring up the same fears... It's almost universal. All new interns are afraid of:
... and on and on and on...
Actually, you were quite successful up to this point. High school... College... Med School... All along the way, what you had to do next was clear. It was spelled out for you. It was just a matter of doing it. And now, for the first time in your life, in your career, in your training things are not well-defined, it seems.
Now that the celebrations from your graduation are over, you are starting to realize, as I did, that internship and residency are nothing like what you've experienced up to this point in your training. And the possibility of failure seems much more real.
The point of the Mind Mush mind map video above is not to add stress or negativity. Not at all. The point is to lay it all out... To define the stressors... To chunkify them... And to break each chunk down into smaller bites.
Throughout my internship and residency, I kept track of some of the best and worst times. In fact, there were times I was ready to quit. You can learn how my internship went from almost unbearable to wildly successful. And, if you allow me, I'm going to give you the tools, the templates, the tips, the strategies, the words, and the wisdom; even step-by-step instructions when appropriate.
The fact is... this is too important
to learn by trial and error
And it's too important to wait for an occasional pearl
Here are a few important strategies I will cover in these videos and PDF reports:
- The most important function of an intern...
- How to quickly prioritize patients...
- How to get fewer calls on-call...
- Tips on making sure those covering your patients address important issues...
- Must-have documentation skills...
- Tips on family and social life...
- How to avoid malpractice lawsuits...
- How your daily progress notes can give you excellent evaluations on your rotations...
- How to avoid common money traps for rookie doctors...
- and much more...
And this is just the tip of iceberg. In addition to videos and PDF reports, you'll also get:
- Checklists...
- Templates...
- Interns' Frequently Asked Questions...
- Some call in phone questions and answer sessions...
- And more...
Why am I giving all of this away? What's the catch?
Here it is... I want feedback.
Every year, I provide support to and teach new classes of interns. And after many people have suggested that I make this stuff more widely available, I've decided to see if there's really any interest out there.
Up 'til now, the response has been amazing... leading me to add more stuff to the list of things to give you. (At first, I was only giving away the "23 Must-Know Tips for Medical and Surgical Internship" report.) And I want to know what you think of it and how it has helped you. There's the catch, I want your feedback.
So, put your name and email in the boxes below and hit the "Submit" button. Go through the videos, the checklists, and the PDFs that are made available in the next few months. And then send me your feedback.
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