Recent content by Daredevil

As helpful as other big city ones. I do not wish to publicize compensation numbers. Please DM if you wish to find out.

I am in a small-med size community hospital in Brooklyn just 15 minutes from Lower Manhattan. Most days, we get out somewhere between 1-4pm. The late attending comes in at around 10am to noon. so our hours are on average, between 40-50 hours a week. We cover CRNAs and residents, so hardy ever...

Accounting for the overnight call hours would increase total hours for the week. 8 weeks total. No additional CME days.

I am in a small-med size community hospital in Brooklyn just minutes from Lower Manhattan. We have minimal weekday call requirements (3 or less), 8 weeks vacations, and decent compensations. Most days, we get out somewhere between 1-4pm. The late attending comes in at around 10am to noon...

Any news, OP? After sweating for more than 3 weeks, I can now rest somewhat comfortably for ten more years!! :thumbup:

I wish I knew what the bubbles stood for in their evaluation forms Good, marginal, bad?

One can only hope you are not one of the 100 people who failed, out of 500 examinees.

I couldn't sleep very well, thinking about my oral exam performance! I probably won't until I get that letter back in a month!

You have to be invited into the group by ANOTHER examiner. All about networking.

Yeah I came out feeling very crappy about what I did and what I SHOULD have said. Not a good feeling, but you ain't the only one.

What kind of games do examiners play? I'm taking it tomorrow

Thank you Obama for accepting mediocrity for the medical care of your citizens. I'd like to see the medical care of Obama's two daughters and wife strictly by mid-level providers. Who needs doctors, right?

The US will be THE only country in the world where nurses will be directing medical servces, instead of doctors, in the near future, just to save money. We are approaching Third-World status faster than expected. How about trimmng the federal budget elsewhere and give proper medical care...

http://www.bcm.edu/anesthesiology/index.cfm?pmid=13007 the fantastic chair

There is a serious lack of leadership in our field.