Resident....

• question - medical students - Sandy
  • Student vs Resident - DEE
  • No, a 4th year medical student is just that, a - wannie
  • Yes, indeed they are an M.D. However, they - Busy MT'ing
    • They are only MDs after graduating - from medical school.
    • Ok- so what year did they get the MD after their name? I was told NO they are not until they finish - ExpMT25
  • No - fourth year resident, still in medical school - no MD degree yet. nm - ExpMT25
    • That's incorrect. A 4th year medical student is - Busy MT'ing
      • Nope. Many years working at the School of Medicine. SM - Blu
        • Resident.... - DaMT
      • One more question - why then are they dictated as MS4 and not MD? Enlighten me please sm - ExpMT25
        • Wait. I misunderstood. MS4 = student, a Mr. - R4 = MD, but not finished SM - Blu
        • No, you haven't been misinformed. You are 100% correct. nm - Blu
          • Thank you Blu! I knew I was correct and actually talked to my MD friend! nm - ExpMT25

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P-tosis.  He didn't sound much older than my 20 YO DS. 

I agree with the cadiac docs though.  I think they are some of the worst. 

on the line dictating and I'm actually thinking to myself - wow if he's this bad now, what's he going to be like when he's the doc and has no one telling him how to do it. 

He's trying to dictate in that choppy style   (cutting out the words that help to make things understandable).  I'm guessing he thinks it's saving someone money. 

He wouldn't be half-bad to understand, if he would just open his mouth a little bit wider when he speaks.  It's like he's purposely trying to see if he can "throw his voice".  Maybe he secretly wants to be a ventriloquist. 

Seriously, I think the part of the resident's rotation should be in the transcription department.  If they spent even 1 day doing nothing but transcribing, maybe they'd try to be a little bit clearer when they're dictating. 

Okay - done complaining - back to work! 

"Note to transcriptionist...thank you for your time, thank you for your service, and have a great day."

WOW, that doesn't happen often, and when it does, it sure feels nice to know we are considered colleagues and not just a typewriter on the other end of the telephone line!

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