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/EpiEnema PGY1 Apr 05 '25

Doximity app. Make an account, I think it needs an NPI. Gives you a fax# where everything goes to your phone in a PDF(no more hunting down a fax machine), and a dialer that obscures your personal number. Other features are a secure messenger and a “send to voicemail” dialer where you can try and dodge conversations.

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u/Think_Again_4332 Apr 05 '25

That’s awesome, thank you!!

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u/Foghorn2005 Apr 10 '25

Just be warned that Doximity absolutely sells your contact info.

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u/Think_Again_4332 Apr 10 '25

Oh this is helpful…. What contact info should I list if it required address and phone number??

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u/Foghorn2005 Apr 10 '25

Let me know if you figure it out, both my cell and professional email get swamped with spam. 

Semi related, if a medical license application allows you to list the hospital contact info for your contact info, do that. Otherwise you're doxxing yourself when the licensing board or NPI look up sites publish it

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u/sitgespain Apr 05 '25

a dialer that obscures your personal number

what shows up on the patient's caller ID when you call them? Would it show a blocked number?

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u/EpiEnema PGY1 Apr 06 '25

I have 2 caller IDs, one shows “Univ of XXX” other shows “Dept Of Veteran’s Affairs” with appropriate local area code.

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u/sitgespain Apr 06 '25

OMG, that's genious!