Comments on: Medical Students and Residents – Transitioning to Practice http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/ An educational community for students and doctors spanning all the health professions. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:48:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kate http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-3479 Kate Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:02:11 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-3479 My husband is a second year resident right now. We have three children, the oldest is four. We live 1700 miles from our parents and I am a full-time mother. In response to Vasca, we have accrued a lot of debt. Medical school tuition and living expenses were paid for with loans. Now that he is earning a resident's salary, we have been able to purchase a house, however, money is still very tight. You state that you are putting off dating and marriage in order to make money. I guess if your first priority in life is money, that is exactly what you should do. We decided that our first priorities would be service to our fellow man, including the children we brought into this world. The residency my husband is in right now has ten residents per class. In his class there are two with wives and children. So, I guess, this article would only appeal to 20% of his class, and isn't as all encompassing as you all would like it to be. However, I appreciate reading that there are other couples out there struggling like we are. My husband is a second year resident right now. We have three children, the oldest is four. We live 1700 miles from our parents and I am a full-time mother. In response to Vasca, we have accrued a lot of debt. Medical school tuition and living expenses were paid for with loans. Now that he is earning a resident’s salary, we have been able to purchase a house, however, money is still very tight.

You state that you are putting off dating and marriage in order to make money. I guess if your first priority in life is money, that is exactly what you should do. We decided that our first priorities would be service to our fellow man, including the children we brought into this world.

The residency my husband is in right now has ten residents per class. In his class there are two with wives and children. So, I guess, this article would only appeal to 20% of his class, and isn’t as all encompassing as you all would like it to be. However, I appreciate reading that there are other couples out there struggling like we are.

]]> By: NM http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-3396 NM Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:07:13 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-3396 What amazes me is how a team of husband and wife MD balance it all. It's been encouraging to get to know couples like this who aren't running off the deep end. What amazes me is how a team of husband and wife MD balance it all. It’s been encouraging to get to know couples like this who aren’t running off the deep end.

]]> By: Vasca http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1881 Vasca Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:18:47 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1881 I agree on the comments that the article doesn't focus on female physicians. In my university we're roughly a 70-30 ratio and less and less men are entering med school each semester! I also wonder what are the financial situations of these married families with kids. I mean, med school is insanely expensive (it costs my family roughly 12,000 dollars a year which might not sound much to an American, but that's a lot of money in the country I live in). You aren't earning cash practising medicine until you become an intern, where in the hell do these people get all the cash to have kids, pay med school and buy a house??? Right now I'm stalling dating men. I'd rather date a guy who's not into med school (plus the fact that there's so few eligible men in my faculty doesn't help). I'd rather finish the career, have fun time for myself because I could never afford to have any fun at all for so many years. Maybe they shoudl do articles about med students who pennypick their intuition and thus stall marriage and such until they have the time and cash to actually enjoy being single. I agree on the comments that the article doesn’t focus on female physicians. In my university we’re roughly a 70-30 ratio and less and less men are entering med school each semester!

I also wonder what are the financial situations of these married families with kids. I mean, med school is insanely expensive (it costs my family roughly 12,000 dollars a year which might not sound much to an American, but that’s a lot of money in the country I live in). You aren’t earning cash practising medicine until you become an intern, where in the hell do these people get all the cash to have kids, pay med school and buy a house???

Right now I’m stalling dating men. I’d rather date a guy who’s not into med school (plus the fact that there’s so few eligible men in my faculty doesn’t help). I’d rather finish the career, have fun time for myself because I could never afford to have any fun at all for so many years. Maybe they shoudl do articles about med students who pennypick their intuition and thus stall marriage and such until they have the time and cash to actually enjoy being single.

]]> By: Outside the box http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1721 Outside the box Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:45:37 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1721 What about the families with a dog? Or a cat? What will my goldfish think? This is less about the gender/class/career make-up of a marriage or family, than it is a particular view of how the changes in life can be handled. Planning, care, concern, forgiveness, and flexibility all make for a two-way, healthy lifestyle. Look for the answer between the lines, somewhere outside the box. Interpolation and extrapolation. What about the families with a dog? Or a cat? What will my goldfish think?

This is less about the gender/class/career make-up of a marriage or family, than it is a particular view of how the changes in life can be handled.

Planning, care, concern, forgiveness, and flexibility all make for a two-way, healthy lifestyle. Look for the answer between the lines, somewhere outside the box. Interpolation and extrapolation.

]]> By: Betty http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1720 Betty Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:15:19 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1720 I understand the point of the article is about 'planning ahead', but it is only comprised of examples of women making accommodations to their husband-physicians. Common today is a 50-50 gender split in medical school classes and there are many student-student & physician-physician couples. Unfortunately, the above examples fail to acknowledge the significant role of women in medicine. I understand the point of the article is about ‘planning ahead’, but it is only comprised of examples of women making accommodations to their husband-physicians. Common today is a 50-50 gender split in medical school classes and there are many student-student & physician-physician couples. Unfortunately, the above examples fail to acknowledge the significant role of women in medicine.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1719 anonymous Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:56:31 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1719 i agree. where were the women with supportive husbands? where were the two-physician families? do these families exist? i agree. where were the women with supportive husbands? where were the two-physician families? do these families exist?

]]> By: anonymous http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1718 anonymous Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:34:39 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1718 a little bit one sided. this was pretty much all men with supportive wives. what of the woman physician with a career husband? a little bit one sided. this was pretty much all men with supportive wives. what of the woman physician with a career husband?

]]> By: silverspoon http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1717 silverspoon Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:34:05 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1717 I am not having kids, period. And I didn't miss the point. People are trying to always do all and be all. I am not having kids, period. And I didn’t miss the point. People are trying to always do all and be all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1716 Anonymous Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:49:50 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1716 yeah, by a mile, and sometimes not planning on having kids doesn't mean that you won't have any kids yeah, by a mile, and sometimes not planning on having kids doesn’t mean that you won’t have any kids

]]> By: gooddoc http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/07/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1715 gooddoc Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:26:10 +0000 http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/07/02/medical-students-and-residents-%e2%80%93-transitioning-to-practice/#comment-1715 i think you missed the point. i think you missed the point.

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