Ignorance or arrogance?

[shadow73]

Last week I was circulating a kidney transplant.  I had my head down
over my paperwork when I happened to notice unexpected movement out of
the corner of my eye.  I looked up to see a surgical resident rifling
through our warming cabinet for blankets.  What grabbed my attention
was that she wasn't one of the residents who had been in my room, and
she

Comments

[sistrmoon]

good god.

I'm always happy to educate the interns who ask me about the isolation gear. Transplant surgery though...ack.

And this is so true: "Their two-year-old-like temper tantrums and
adolescent-like sense of entitlement makes surgeons difficult to deal
with if they don't get what they want..."

[ruby7829]

I miss hearing stories from you. in fact, I just miss you. Ren faire should be starting soon, we'll have to plan a trip down. *hugs*

[daemonnoire]

Sometimes you wonder how some of these idiots made it through medical school.

even as I hastily prepared the Dr. Cox like rant (from Scrubs, the TV show) that I felt was suddenly appropriate.

Oh what I would have given to hear that rant....

[chrisloy]

I love your icon. I feel that way SO often.

[chrisloy]

OMG! How did she make it to BE a resident without understanding that?!?!?!

[cheez_ball]

The med students here spend 2 weeks on microbiology. 2 weeks out of 4 years of med school. And they never see the material again.

It's a miracle she even remembered what a bacteria was.