Here’s my take as an attending but previous trainee who hasn’t forgotten yet!!!! Thread.... https://twitter.com/kreepklebsiella/status/1248975316632195072

First make sure to be early, know patients and read up. Those are basics. But there are a lot of politics that come into play. Sometimes you are judged as not enthusiastic due to cultural differences. Make sure to smile and be polite. But DO NOT alter yourself for anyone!

Gunners will Gun as @StudentDrKendra said. I had a student snatch a surgical kit out my hand for wards to dress a wound. Let others be rude, but don’t retaliate in front of your team. They see it. Later I gave a talk for the team and impressed the attending so that student

Felt like crap. Bottom line is do your thing and don’t try to one up anyone else.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what your interns and team wants from you. Ask and be reachable. I had a Med student tell me they were taught a different way so they didn’t have to listen to me. Wrong way to impress. Be knowledgeable but also teachable.

I remember being so afraid to speak in front of the team or to present. I was told how to improve and tried my best. But I read a lot and this went a long way to helping me in rotations.

Surgery is a different beast. You must know your anatomy, keep up with the team, shrug off being mistaken for the scrub team and follow exactly what the nurses say to a T. Show respect and move slowly in the OR. Esp the first time!

MS3 is hard. It feels like you are trying to be a different person every rotation. Don’t do this. It took me the whole time to understand that being myself was best. As a black woman, I couldn’t conform to fit in. I simply did my best to shine in my own way.