Thursday, October 07, 2010

Chiefs have it rough!

I haven't posted on here in awhile! I thought being in final year of residency with a decreased number of shifts would give me more time. It has to some degree, but all my free time is monopolized by my Chief duties! So yes yes, I'm one of my program's Chiefs this year. Technically, I'm the Chief Resident of Acadaemia, but I dabble in everything that needs to get done. What does it mean? Respect, yes. Self-pride, yes. More money, not really. A HELL OF A LOT MORE WORK! And it also means no one likes me anymore, except when they want something...

But really, I do enjoy it. I'm not opposed to administrative stuff and it's interesting to try to plan our lectures and engage my program in useful activities. I'm not really a fan of being the end point for the whining or having to be connected to my email 24/7 though. But facilitating new ideas (whether mine or someone else's) is always good for change!

Currently I'm applying for my fellowship in Ultrasound EM. I think it's a field that is becoming increasingly more important (quickly) and I want to make sure I'm "expert" in it before starting my career when I have no time to go back and do it. I could potentially see myself doing a couple fellowships actually, but of all the ones offered in EM, this one is the most important right now. I have my first interview tomorrow and one next week as well, so we'll see how it goes.

We also just came back from Las Vegas ACEP, which was absolutely fantastic! Our program tries to send all the 3rd years and we lucked out that it was in LV this year. SO much fun, there was one night that there was a sponsored party in one of the hottest nightclubs on the strip, and we didn't get back to our rooms til 6 am! I've never seen so many docs on the floor (literally) before! Our program director took us out to a lovely dinner in the Venetian, and we went for a buffet in Paris as well. Walked the strip and saw the sites... LV would not be a bad place to live, I think. Can't wait for future ACEP's!