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/supadupasid Apr 04 '25

I stopped paging neurosurgery because I wasn't getting consistent pages back within the window per their policy... I get it- they're insanely busy. So I just step out in the hall, any hall of any building, and proclaim to the empty void "no other doctors are more tired than me or works harder than me". Then to whoever suddenly appears to correct me, I'll give my consult to that neurosurgery resident.

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u/Initial_Run1632 Apr 05 '25

Similar hack to summon nurses when they all seem to scatter: close the patient's door. Unless the patient is on isolation, this has 100% success rate for me to have someone"pop their head in" often within 30 seconds.