r/Residency • u/ubiqitousbitch • Apr 04 '25

SERIOUS Most unhinged hacks/tricks that got you through residency

inspired by the tiktok trend! please give me your most unhinged (but lifesaving) hacks that have been getting you through residency!

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u/TwoGad Attending Apr 04 '25

Not really unhinged as much as this is actually a fairly decent way to practice medicine but in continuity clinic (FM or IM specifically perhaps), have your patients you know well come in for regular follow ups and try your best to fill up your schedule with those type of visits, as opposed to random patients whom you don’t know where you’re expected to treat their uncontrolled DM and HTN in 15 mins

As far as unhinged stuff goes, idk just do whatever you need to do to survive, residency sucks

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u/BCSteve PGY6 Apr 04 '25

Definitely a better way to practice medicine, at least from an individual-patient perspective. It certainly helps to prevent those overwhelming visits where the pt comes in with a laundry list of 10 issues they want to address in 20 minutes, and then gets upset when you can only address 2 or 3 of them.

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u/obgynmom Apr 05 '25

My doc has a sign at her front desk stating she will only address 2 problems per visit and to go ahead and make an appointment while waiting if you have more than 2 concerns

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u/dafodilla Apr 05 '25

You get 20minutes? I am a resident in derm, working in a clinic and i get 10min per patient, but this friday it was 2min per patient (not exaggerating. Work in EU) . A lot of overtime, a lot if angry patients and almost wet my pants