#anesthesiology residency

[conceptualanesthesia]

Revolutionizing Anesthesiology Residency Education: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Training

The landscape of medical education has been changing drastically. Top anesthesia residency programs have been embracing cutting-edge technologies to transform how we educate the next generation of healthcare professionals. There is probably no field more vividly where this revolution is apparent than in the confluence of radiology and anesthesia training.

The Digital Revolution in Anesthesiology Training

The infusion of Artificial Intelligence has brought unprecedented revolutions in the way anesthesia residents learn and practice. The conventional methods are revolutionizing with:

Virtual Reality Simulations

Advanced procedural training

Risk-free learning environments

Real-time feedback systems

AI-Powered Learning Platforms

Personalized learning paths

Performance analytics

Adaptive curriculum design

Innovation in Best Anesthesia Residency Programs

The anesthesia residencies, as of the present, are based on innovation in technology. The latest approach of using digital platforms to apply advanced clinical principles has created new doors to: 

Enhanced learning experiences

3D anatomical modeling

Interactive case studies

Remote learning capabilities

Improved Patient Safety

Advances in monitoring technology

Analytics predictive in nature

Risk assessment tools

Convergence of Theory and Practice

Modern anesthetic residency programs embrace a technologically advanced organization that bridges the gap between theoretical know-how and practical application. Some of the inclusions are:

Advanced Simulation Centers

High fidelity patient simulators

Crisis management scenarios

Team-based learning exercises

E-Learning Resources

Digital Learning Resources

Mobile learning platforms

Cloud-based collaboration

Live mentee systems

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice

Rise of AI in healthcare: The way anesthesia residents approach patient care has changed completely. Some of the important developments include:

Diagnostic Assistance

Automated image analysis

Pattern recognition

Decision support systems

Treatment Planning

Personalized care protocols

Risk stratification

Outcome prediction

Advance Solutions in the Digital Era

Change in anesthesia training presents advanced solutions in training. Modern programs have incorporated the following:

Interactive learning modules

Evidence-based protocols

Interdisciplinary approach to collaboration

Hands-on application

Readiness for Tomorrow

The best anesthesia residency programs are designed toward preparing residents to be ready for new challenges. It seems that these good residency programs believe in changing some of the following to develop them:

Advanced Technical Training

Integration of emerging technology

Development of digital literacy

Nurture an innovation mentality

Comprehensive Skill Development

Practice in the clinical environment

Technical competencies

Professional adaptability

Conclusion: Embracing the Future of Medical Education

There can't be a more transformational juncture of healthcare history than the point when technology finally integrates into medical education. Because, anesthetics as a residency program is evolving day by day. Electronic tools and Artificial Intelligence are imperative to proceed in the field.

The future of anesthesia training lies in harnessing these technological advances while maintaining the human element of patient care. With innovative approaches and practical training, we are preparing the next generation of medical professionals for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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[ley-med]

Little 6yo bean with a broken arm waiting for surgery, crying the moment he sees me, so I'm trying to distract him by asking what's the name of the plushie dog he got from the hospital. In tears he tells me that it doesn't have a name because he doesn't know any names. I tell him to think of one by the time they wheel him down to the OR. He screams he wants to go home, and I tell him what a brave boy he is when he finally calms and agrees to stay just for one nice sleep.

Fast forward to the OR, where I'm talking with his parents, when I notice the little bean is trying to get my attention.

"Brave!" He tells me with crocodile tears in his eyes. I am so confused, but he elaborates. "My dog, I found a name. His name is Brave!"

Cue me melting at such cuteness...

[cranquis]

Wanted to send you a message - I'm from another country, but wanted to match into the US healthcare system for the longest time for several reasons. Followed you for the wisecrack insights, stayed for the soul.

I've matched into my dream Anesthesiology PGY1 spot this year <3

Thank you for all that you do.

I am so excited for you, my friend and colleague! Congratulations!!! Now keep your chin up as PGY1 year does its best to smother your dreams with scutwork and stress and lack of sleep.... this too shall pass!!!

[venovenous]

One really funny thing about applying to medical school is you will be told repeatedly by every single advisor that if your reasoning in any personal essays or interviews is that you are becoming a doctor because you want to help people it is pathetic and not good enough. It's boring. "Everyone becomes a doctor because they want to help people" well, uh, no actually a decent percentage don't! And many of those people do end up matriculating.

[fizzing-imagines]

Teen Pregnancy Series | Steve Harrington x Reader

Notes: This is set during season 2. Please read the note I made about the series

Warnings: Teen pregnant, labour scene

Words: 3k

"Harrington."

You walked up to him and his friends, interrupting his cool-guy play. "I finally need to talk to you." Like a dog, you grabbed him by the neck and led him to an empty hallway. "What's up with you? Need a round two?", he asked with a smug grin.

You and Steve had a one-night stand two months ago at a party. After two weeks of throwing up every morning, headaches and, finally, being late on your period, you took a pregnancy test. It turned out positive. Every time you tried to talk to him, he dismissed you. Finally, you had enough.

"I regret the first round.", you said as you took the positive test from your pocket and handed it to him. Steve got quiet for a good minute while starring at the test. "Fuck.", he finally said. You rolled your eyes at him and his dumbfounded look. "Aren't you a peach?", you asked in an ironic tone.

"So, what do we do?"

Both of you were sitting in your car after school, the only place you could find for a decent amount of privacy. "We?", you asked. "Kinda expected you to just...leave." He gave you a glare as he looked up from the pregnant test once again. "Excuse me?"

"You're a piece of shit.", you replied. "A piece of shit you had sex with.", Steve reminded you. You scoffed as you leaned back into your seat, arms crossed in front of your chest. "I don't know. I got into Columbia on a full ride." Steve looked at you, but your eyes were fixated on a bird in the parking lot. "I want kids. I wouldn't abandon you.", he said after a few minutes. You huffed once again. "Steve, I got into Colombia, full scholarship. I might get an abortion." His eyes now looked at the bird as well. "What department?" You finally turned your head to him. "Anesthesiology.", you replied. There was only two solutions to this: You get an abortion, or you reject Colombia. "There's no way I can do that with a kid. The studying, residency, exams." After two months, your pent-up tears finally poured from your eyes. Every word after was nothing but sobs "But I want to keep the baby, I don't actually want an abortion." In an attempt to comfort you, he patted your back. "Whatever you decide, I'll be with you.", he said. After a few minutes of crying, you finally made a decision:

"I'm keeping it."

"No, we're keeping it."

"Kids gonna be almost a month old when we graduate." Those weren't exactly the first words Steve expected from you when you entered his house. "I'm not even gonna gave my figure back by then." He laughed a bit. "How's the kid?" You went through your bag to find the sonogram your OBGYN printed for you earlier. "It's the size of a lime right now, so we can't really hide it for much longer." You handed him the sonogram, and his facial features immediate softened. It made you happy to see this other side of him. Steve was very attentive to you over the past month, always brought you your favourite soda to school and sat with you during lunch despite his friends teasing him for it. "I'm not gonna announce it or anything...but I don't have any larger sweaters." He knew what you were going for. "That's fine.", he said. "Although we should tell the teachers first." You nodded in agreement, knowing he was right. "So, teachers tomorrow and then you can wear whatever." His words made you giggle a bit, although he was still starring at the sonogram. "You're okay?", you asked. Steve looked up at you, smiling like an idiot. "I'm gonna be a dad." It made you giggle a bit. "Yeah, Harrington. You're gonna be a dad."

Both of you originally planned on watching a movie that evening, but the movie turned into background noise as the two of you kept talking about the baby. Talking about them with Steve made you less nervous about the fact that both of you were still in high school when he or she would be born. It made the pain of your parents not knowing if they'd support you through it bearable. It made the prospect of taking care of a child with him instead of attending Colombia not so bad.

"Actually, (Y/N), I have a question.", Steve said. You looked at him after trying to steak a peek of the movie. "We're both single and having a baby together. And I've had a lot of fun with you since...all of this. Do you maybe want us to...try at a relationship?" You raised an eyebrow. "I thought you were with Nancy Wheeler?" He sighted at your question. "Yeah, well, Nancy made it very clear that she has no feelings for me.", he said. "And if I were to tell her I'm having a baby with someone I slept with to forget about her, there wouldn't be any chance to beginn with." You scoffed at his words. "Wow, charming."

His eyes went wide when he realized how wrong his words sound. "No, not like that!" but you already burst out laughing. "Alright King Steve, let's see if you can woo me."

Everything was fine for a few more weeks. You were at his house right now, where he had planned a movie night to celebrate you making it through the first trimester. "I'm hoping for a good push present, for your own good.", you said as you plopped down next to him. "A what present?", he asked as his arm snaked around your shoulder. It became a habit of his every time the two of you were by yourself. "A push present. As a thank you for carrying the baby." He laughed a bit. "Sure. I'll find you something nice." You reached for the remote before leaning against his shoulder. "Muppets movie still in?", you asked. For whatever reason, it became your favourite. "Again?", he asked. "Yes, Steve, again." Even though it must've been the 10th time both of you watched it, he couldn't say no to you.

30 minutes into the movie, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it.", you said as you got up. Steve protested a bit, but you dismissed him with a small wave of your hand. It didn't stop him from following after you. Once you opened the door, Steve's middle school friend Dustin stood there. "Hello.", you said with a small smile. "Henderson, I'm busy.", Steve said as he put his hands in his hips like a mom. "There's more important things than your love life right now.", Dustin said to Steve before saying a small "Sorry." to you. "You still have that bat?" You raised an eyebrow at the young boy. "A bat?", you asked. Your hand rested on your small pregnancy belly. "The one with the nails.", Dustin clarified. Now you turned to Steve. "Excuse me?" He furrowed his brows. "What's going on?" Steve looked at Dustin, who looked at you. "Too much to explain. Steve, come on." You held onto Steve's shoulder. He seemed to know what was going on, and you wanted to know. "You're gonna tell me what the deal is first.", you demanded. "Else I'm coming with." Steve's confused expression turned into a serious look as he turned to you. "Absolutely not. There is no way in hell you're coming with us." Your eyebrows raised in disbelief of his tone. "Excuse me?" but Steve remained serious. "I've never said no to you ever since you told me about the baby. I'm putting my foot down right now and saying no. You're not risking yours or our daughters life."

"You're having a girl?", Dustin interrupted with his childlike grin. You gave him a nod with a small smile before your lips faltered again while turning to Steve. "You're going to explain everything to me the second you return." He nodded his head before giving you a kiss on the cheek, then crouched down to kiss your stomach. "I'll be back before you know it." He grabbed his keys and turned to the door.

"Bat!", Dustin reminded him harshly.

"Shit."

Steve was gone for two whole days. Two days of not knowing what was going on, two days of worrying he might get hurt or worse, two days of running up-and-down your home. He finally knocked on the door, battered, bruised and so tired. He expected yelling, screaming, anger.

Steve didn't expect you to kiss him.

"We were so worried. I swear, she didn't stop moving this entire time, and I was so worried that something happened to you, and maybe the baby took onto that because she hasn't stopped kicking until this very second-" He interrupted you with another kiss. "I'm happy to be back as well.", Steve said once you broke the kiss. A small smile spread across your lips. "We both need a nap. Come on." Both of you slept the day away, no regard for anyone or anything. In fact, you didn't even let go of him once. He always stayed in your arms, and the only time you let him move was to kiss your belly. The explanation didn't matter right now; him being back was the only thing that mattered to you.

"And she kicked the entire time?", Steve asked with a small chuckle. "She was a whirlwind, I'm telling you." You laughed at your own words. "I think our little one knew her daddy wasn't here." A wide smile spread across his face as you called him a dad. He always wanted to be one, and now it all became so real. His head laid down near your stomach again, and your hand started playing with his hair while his ran over your growing stomach.

"I think Marie would be a sweet name." Steve looked up at you with so much love in his eyes. "Marie sounds good.", he agreed. "But Ellie Harington sounds even cutter." He listed your shirt up and ran his hand across your bare stomach before kissing it again. "Ellie Marie Harington.", he whispered to your stomach.

"Ellie Marie Harington.", you agreed.

"So I never officially asked you to be my girlfriend, but roses are appropriate as an apology.", Steve said after you opened the door. There was a huge bouquet of red roses in his hand, all for you. Happily, you took them from him and smelled them before going inside with him. "They're so beautiful.", you said as you put them in a vase. "Thank you, boyfriend." His arms snaked around your waist and pulled you as close as your belly let him. "You're welcome, girlfriend." After some giggles, the two of you kissed. "Dustin is at his winter ball today, so we have a few hours to ourselves.", he suggested. With an raised eyebrow, you cupped his face with one hand. "Lucky you, my parents won't be home until Sunday night." Steve's cheeks were squished between your fingers, a sight that made you giggle. "He's basically your practice child, isn't he?" Your boyfriend laughed at your words. "That's your point of view." His tone was filled with sass, but you couldn't take him serious with such a squished face. A quick kiss later, both of you crashed on your couch with your head in his lap. "What ya' doing down there?", he asked with a smirk. You looked up at him. "Were you expecting action?", you asked. Steves face read embarrassment and he looked to the side for a good 5 seconds. "Well, only if you're up for it. It's not like we can make another baby." With a small eyeroll, you got up from where you were resting.

"But not here. I'm not very flexible anymore."

"26 weeks already?", Max asked in amazement as she looked at your framed sonograms.

Your parents paid for a small three bedroom apartment for you, Steve and the baby. As long as one of you gets a job after high school to pay for part of it, they were more than happy to help. It pays off to have a doctor and a lawyer as parents. Right now, some of the kids were happily helping setting up your little girls nursery. It was flower themed, and while Lucas and Dustin were fighting while building the crib, Max was painting daisies and sunflowers on the wall. At least she did until you brought in the sonograms to put on the wall.

"Ellie's so big now." Max was nothing but absolutely in love with your daughter already. Maybe it was because it distracted her from her home life, but you were fine with it. Anything to help her. "Approximately 13 weeks until you can meet her.", you said to her with a smile. "She's very excited for her aunt Max." Her eyes lit up at your words, she looked up from the sonograms for the first time. "We'll always have elaborate excuses to have a girls day." A small laugh left her mouth at your promise. "We can get baby clothes, and matching shirts for you and Ellie. Anything you want." Max hasn't looked this happy in a long time. Her eyes went back to the sonogram before they met yours again. "Thank you.", she said with a smile.

As Max continued on the sunflower, you were at your wits end with the two boys fighting over how to build the crib. "Go get the mattress and the crib mobile from the the living room.", you told them before building the crib yourself. And you knew that you'd have plenty of time - Steve was picking up the crib mobile from your parents right now, so they couldn't find it. "I'm glad you're having a girl.", Max said is she painted. You didn't look up from screwing together two pieces of wood while you replied. "Because all boys are stupid?" Both of you laughed before Max let out a small "Yeah." and walked over to help you build the crib.

"What are you doing?", Steve asked when he saw you lifting the crib from the ground with Max. "No heavy lifting!" He rushed over to take over for you. With scoff, you stepped back and let him and Max put it in the right spot. "That's what the boys are here for. Where are they?", Steve continued complaining. "They're looking for the mattress and crib mobile.", you said while getting a hammer and nails. "But I was picking up the crib mobile."

"Oh, you did?", you asked with a smirk. He rolled his eyes at you. "I'll get them, you look at the beautiful flowers Max painted."

Taking finals and being 9 months pregnant wasn't a good mix. Your midwife told you that small contractions weren't a reason to to the hospital yet, so there you were: Taking your final math exam with contractions that felt like awful period cramps. Luckily, they were only 30 minutes apart so far, and you thought you could deal with four contractions during the exam. Plus, this was your last final; you didn't want to not attend.

But your contractions came every 20 minutes first, then 10 and when you were solving the very last math problem every 5 minutes. As you, somehow, walked up to the teacher to hand in your papers, you leaned foward to whisper to her. "Can you check how long Steve needs. I really need to leave with him right now."

"Is everything okay?", Mrs. O'Donnel asked.

"I'm...five minutes apart, I need to leave." You've never seen her get up quicker as she rushed over to Steve and took his exam. "I'll grade you on all you could finish, go.", she said to him. As confused as he looked at first, it all made sense once he saw you. "Oh, shit!", he yelled out before grabbing his things and running out of the room with you.

Your daughter was perfect. 19 inches, 7 ounches and a full head of brown hair. Steve was holding her in his arms while you were resting in your hospital bed. "She's so quiet.", Steve said without looking up from her once. "Maybe we were lucky and got a quiet baby.", you said with a tired smile. Steve walked over and handed her to you. "She must have that from you, because I cried a lot as a baby." He started looking through his bag for something, letting out a few frustrated huffs in between. "You okay?" Ellie was starting to wake up, making a few gurgled sounds. "Got it!", he said victoriously before walking back over. "Told you I'd get you a push present."

He sat down on the edge of your bed and opened a small box for you to look into. It contained a necklace with a round, gold charm. 'Ellie' was engraved into it in small letters. "Whenever we have another one, we'll have their name engraved as well." He helped you put the necklace on, letting his hands linger on your neck for a bit longer than he'd actually need to. "You're still so beautiful.", he whispered before leaning in for a kiss.

"Are they even supposed to be here right now?", Steve asked you with a raised eyebrow. "We're having boy problems.", you told him with a shit-eating grin. Max was holding Ellie in her arms as you, her and El were standing at the Scoops Ahoy cash register. Your daughter was awake, but laying with her head between Max's collarbones. "And I missed Ellie so much.", she added. El giggled a bit when Steve looked even more confused. "We have boy problems?", he asked in an offended tone. "Like you didn't wash the dishes last night." With an eyeroll, he made the three of you your icecream. After handing them over, he went around the register to hold Ellie for a minute. "Daddy misses you so much when he's at work.", he cooed at her before kissing the very hairy top of her head. She definitely has his genes when it comes to her hair. Max and El looked at you and giggled when they heard him talk to Ellie. "I've never seen him this mushy.", Max commented.

"She's my baby.", Steve simply said.

[biblically-accurate-pirates]

tips for writing law as a surgeon in a modern AU

the US medical system, and especially medical training, is a mess of incomprehensible rules and timelines. surgery training ESPECIALLY. and accurate information can be weirdly hard to find! so without further ado, here's a list of random factoids that i thought would be vaguely useful to have in one place

Some basic terms: 

Attending: boss doctor, fully trained and certified. Often intimidating. 

Resident: worker doctor, still finishing training. They usually do the majority of the actual work in surgeries, especially as they advance. 

Intern: first-year resident. Their schedule is slightly different because every intern in every specialty has to meet a few requirements. They’re also limited in what medications they prescribe until they take a big test (usually at the end of the year).  

Junior resident: first 2 years of training. They do more of the paperwork (writing notes, calling other doctors, admitting patients) and floor work (changing wound dressings, seeing new patients, checking on old patients if there’s an issue)

Senior resident: 3+ years of training. They check on the juniors to make sure they’re doing everything right, and generally do more operating and interacting with the attendings. 

Chief resident: resident on their last year of training/just out of training. In many specialties there’s only one, but usually, every 5th year surgical resident is a chief. Treated as attendings in many cases, they also build the schedule for the other residents. 

Fellow: fully certified doctors doing additional training in a sub-specialty. Common surgical fellowships are trauma/critical care surgery, colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, and cardiothoracic surgery. 

Service: a team of doctors from one specialty who admit, operate on, and follow up with patients for one specific problem. 

On service/off service: “on service” residents are working on the team within their own specialty (a surgical resident who’s working on the general surgery team this month). Off-service residents are on a team outside of their primary specialty (an anesthesiology resident on the general surgery team). Anesthesiology, urology, plastic surgery, transitional year, and sometimes family medicine residents have to rotate through surgical teams. These residents pretty much never operate and only handle paperwork and floor work.  

Please, for the love of god, forget everything you saw on Grey’s Anatomy

I’m begging you. It’s so inaccurate.

Scrubs is decent tbh  

Dating patients is a HUGE no-no, especially for surgeons. Surgeons and psychiatrists are the two specialties where it is a top-tier ethical violation to ever date anyone who has ever been your patient. With other specialties (especially in rural areas) it’s generally okay, though still a little frowned upon, to date someone who’s a former patient, but you also can’t ditch someone as a patient just to date them. 

Also: surgeons deal with poop so much more than you can imagine. Would you, a normal person, ever want to date someone who wakes you up at 5am to ask you very seriously if you’ve pooped yet, press super hard on your still healing incisions, and leave? No. You would not. 

Surgical training is long AF. in the US you need to get through a bachelor’s degree (3-5 years), a MD/DO degree (minimum 4 years, often longer), general surgery training (minimum 5 years, up to 7 pretty regularly if people do research), and maybe fellowship (about 2 years). That’s a minimum of 12 years of training, after graduating high school at 18 years old. If you’re writing law as an attending (boss doctor) he’d need to be at least 30 years old, and if you’re writing him as a specialist he’d need to be 32. 

Attending schedules vs resident schedules: 

Residents work around 80 hours a week, often more. They switch services every month, and work all over the hospital. The work year starts in July and ends in june. Residents get either new years or christmas off, never both. residents have to get an average of one day off every week, and having both weekend days off is called a “golden weekend”. Also, most surgeries are at seven AM, so residents get to the hospital around 4:30/5am to see patients, write notes, and get ready for the surgeries. 

Attendings have more control over their schedule. Surgeons still work over 40 hours a week, more if they’re on a busy inpatient service. Generally, when they’re not covering the inpatient service, they’ll have 3-4 days a week of operating, a day of clinic, and a day of administrative work or research if they’re doing other projects. Attendants also take calls, which is when they supervise residents and do emergency surgeries for 24 hours straight. If they’re lucky they don’t actually spend the full 24 hours awake and working, but they’re rarely lucky. On some services, (especially trauma) there is Q3 or Q4 call, which means the surgeons work 24+ hours every 3 or 4 days. It’s brutal. 

What certain specialties actually do:

This is very Law specific and one of my pet peeves. “Heart surgeons”, who are cardiothoracic surgeons, are kinda boring imho and don’t fit the law's vibe. (all cardiothoracic people will, of course, disagree with me). They do some very cool, very intense open-heart surgeries, but they also do pretty much everything inside the chest cavity. So that means things like repairing a hernia in someone’s esophagus, or messing with the diaphragm. But that’s all pretty controlled surgery and they’re very limited in what else they can do. 

Trauma surgeons, on the other hand, are “emergency room surgeons”. They’re the ones who handle all of the super serious surgical injuries that come into the emergency department. They’re the ones who will fix someone if they have a gunshot wound and are bleeding out, or stabilize someone who was hit by a truck and broke all of their bones, or will open up someone’s chest cavity and use their hands to physically squeeze a heart to make it start beating again. They’re wild. They’re also usually chronically sleep deprived and have a thick veneer of “i give no fucks”. Very law.

anyway WOW that got long but i hope this was helpful to someone!!!

[medstudentblues]

an update from yesterday: the residents didn’t let us go home even though there were no surgeries left. at 3am, my co-interns and i walked back — them, to their dorms, and i, to my car, to sleep before we signed out at 7am. it was tiring and difficult. we don’t even have a lounge— we just came to an agreement with the other co-interns last month to let the anesthesiology rotators stay for awhile in the family med interns’ lounge. the chairs were hard to sleep on. i don’t really see the “learning” part in this set up. we are trained and taught to just accept everything as they are.

anyhow, this morning, i was in such a heavy mood because i was tired and sleepy, and i still had to go back to the hospital at 1pm for a 2-hour lecture that could easily be done online! i don’t live in a dorm. i have to drive an hour to and fro so that was pretty exhausting for me. it’s almost akin to an almost 24hrs duty tbh.

i slept immediately when i got home. when the shopee driver called me for a package (my yoga mat finally arrived!), it was announced that the class was cancelled and i was elated! blissful! GAAAH. why does my institution hate work-life balance/healthy work environment so much?

i slept until noon and then cooked myself an egg sandwich. i barely scheduled anything today since i was expecting an exhausting day so i treated myself to a reading session. i’m currently reading agatha christie’s the man in the brown suit and it’s so fun to read while drinking a cup of tea, and listening to the rain outside. i am at peace. i am happy.

[silicacid]

List of healthcare workers killed by Israel attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023

Physicians:

Dr. Omar Ferwana, a Professor and former Dean of the Islamic University of Gaza Medical School and an andrologist, Gaza

Dr. Aya Ferwana (Dr Omar Ferwana’s daughter), a family medicine specialist, Gaza

Dr. Medhat Saidam, a senior burn and plastic surgeon, Shifa Hospital, Gaza and MSc in Burn Care alumnus from Queen Mary University of London

Dr. Mohammed Dabour, a consultant pathologist and dean of pre-clinical medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza Medical School

Dr. Tamer Al-Khayyat, an anesthesiologist and intensivist, European Gaza Hosptial, Rafah

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Khayyat, an internist in Rafah and Dr Tamer Al-Khayyat’s father

Dr. Razan Al-Rakhawi (Dr Tamer Al-Khayyat’s wife), an obstetric and gynecologist, Emirati Women’s Hospital, Rafah

Dr. Sereen Al-Attar a consultant obstetric and gynecologist at Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis and an Assistant Professor at the Islamic University of Gaza Medical school

Dr. Saeed Drabieh, a urology resident, Shifa Hospital

Dr. Mohammed Al-Samarai, Iraqi volunteer intern physician

Dr. Rafat Abou Foul, radiologist, Beit Hanoun Hospital

Dr. Amal Al-Maqadma, family medicine specialist, Rafah

Dr. Ibtihal Al-Astal, intern doctor, Khan Younis

Dr. Duaa Awad, emergency medicine doctor, Al-Aqsa Hospital

Dr. Moath Nabaheen, emergency medicine doctor, Al-Aqsa Hospital

Dr. Youssef Jadallah, intensivist and anesthesiologist (based in Germany, from Gaza but was visiting his family)

Dr. Inas Yousef, emergency medicine doctor, Al-Aqsa Hospital

Dr. Israa Al-Ashqar, anesthesiology resident, Shifa Hospital, Gaza

Dr. Abdallah Ashour, emergency medicine doctor, Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis

Dr. Hamam El-Deeb, orthopaedic surgery resident, Shifa Hospital, Gaza

Dr. Munther Abu Sariya, consultant pediatrician, Mohammed Al-Durra Pediatric Hospital

Dr. Doaa Shammout, pediatric resident, Rantisi Hospital, Gaza

Dr. Baraa Abu Elaish, intern doctor, Gaza

Dr. Abdlallah El-Helou, general practitioner/internal medicine doctor, Indonesian/Beit Hanoun Hospital

Dr. Muhannad Ezzo Afana, general practitioner, Gaza

Dr. Mohammed Refaat Mekki,

 

Dentists:

Dr. Ahmed Al-Hourani

Dr. Nada Mahdi

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Dali

Dr. Bilal Lubbad

Dr. Marwa Swelim

Dr Areej Eid

Dr. Tawfiq Al-Farra

Dr. Abdallah Baghdadi

Dr. Jameel Tarazi

Dr. Maysoon Al-Nuweiri

Dr. Mona Dughmush

Dr. Noha Dughmush

Dr. Mamoun Afana

Dr. Mohammed Afana

Dr. Anis Mekki

Dr. Tasneem Abdulnabi

 

Medical/dental students:

Bisan Halasa

Shaimaa Saydam

Abedelrahman Abu Shammala

Nour Al-Ashqar

Yaseen Al-Akhras

Osama Abu Safia

Duha Dughmush

Haneen Al-Shannat

Abdallah Abu Jayab

Zainab Azzam

Mohammed Abu Jiadan

 

Medical Scientists:

Prof. Salah El-Din Zanoun

Prof. Ahmed Al-Dalo

Prof. Ameed Mushtaha (Head of laboratories department and blood banks

Nurses:

Mohammed Lubbad  

Mohammed Al-Azzaiza  

Ahmed Moshtaha  

Rami Lubbad  

Somaya Temraz  

Mohammed Rafat Gomaa  

Osama A'eed Abu Safiya  

Saber Al-Nimnim  

Mohammed Hamad  

Mohammed Al-Baz  

Suleiman Abu Zour  

Badr Mohammed Abu Daqah  

Shaimaa Rayan (Midwife)

Maryam Abou Daher

Kefah San’allah

Walaa Adwan (Midwife)

Rawaa Al-Thalathini (Midwife)

Samah Rasheed (Midwife)

Rida Al-Masri (Midwife)

Ibrahim Abou Isaac

Amjad Abou Ouda

Ibrahim Al-Farra

Aya Al-Shrafi

Tamer Al Efesh

Momen Mansour

Asmaa Al-Asar

Feras Ftaiha

Diaa Bardaweel

Rana Shalaby

Itemad Miqdad

Zainab Al-Sharafi

Hamdan Malaka

Suheer Jbara

Hassan Al-Hennawi

Sabha Al-Sherafi

Azmi Al-Jamal

Yousef Al-Shareef

Hadeel Fanqa

Emad Esleem

Enas Al-Zeen

Heba Salamah

Nuha Esleem

Amro Masoud

Hanya Qudaih

Mohammed Al-Moqayyed

Ali Nasrallah

Tariq Abu Obaid (cardiac perfusion specialist)

Ahmed Al-Nuweiri

Abdulrahman Shaheen (Ziada) 

Ahmed Mahmoud Alrann

Dr. Yahya Abduljawad Juda (Public Health, nurse) 

Haytham Tawfiq Alnabih 

Loai Alzuhairi (Nursing student) 

Saleem Abu Zour

Waleed ElMahalawi

Rola Althalathini (Midwife)

Duaa Ashour

Amer Elramlawi

Safa Zeino

Saja Doghmosh

Moayad Ezzo Afana

Ramadan Doghmosh

Moemen Arab (Nursing student)

Oun Nofal Ashour (Nursing student)

 

Paramedics (EMS providers):

Marwan Abou Raida

Hatem Awad

Khalil Al-Sharif

Ahmed Al-Dahman

Yousri Al-Masri

Ahmed Abdel Rahman

Mohammed Al-Ghaliz

Mohammed Ali

Iyad Salim

Abdelrahim Abou Baid

Alaa Abou Ghanima

Naji Al Fayoumi

Mohammed Qateet

Tareq Ashour

Mahmoud Abou Mashayekh

Nafeth Al-Natour

Mahmoud Othman

Mohammed ElOmour

Ibrahim Matar

Yasser Alnaseri

 

Physiotherapists:

Ahmed Al-Masri

Ahmed Sameh Abou Herbeed

Shaimaa Sbaih

Mayar Al-Wahidi

Ahmed Ashraf

Shahrazad Al-Akhras

Nour Ibrahim

 

Pharmacists:

Ahmed Al-Jerjawi

Aziz Elfarra

Afnan Al-Astal

Shereen Abou Jazar

Eman Abu Al-Jalil

Safaa Hasouna

Ibraheem Meqdad

Mohammed Ali

Maysaa Khader

Nisreen Al-Dammagh

Sally Al-Aydi (Pharmacy student at AlAzhar University)

Mohammed Al-Shannat

Lina Abu Mualaileq

Noor Ibean

Haneen Albasyouni

Amira Dahman

Rawand Albanna

Khaled Abu Ma’ala

Amal Mekki

Abdullah Altartori (Pharmacy student at AlAzhar University)

Asmaa Abu Salah (Pharmacy student at AlAzhar University)

Mohammad Alshami

 

Lab technicians/clinical microbiologists:

Natheer Shaban

Asmaa Hijazi

Rawan Yassin

Alia Al Hinnawi

Maryam Kabaja

Nahid Abdullatef

Mohammed Abu Karsh

Mohammed Shabaan

Riham Elkahlout

Ismail Sharaf

Taiseer Alghouti

Abdulmohsin Abu Alrous

Duaa Jad Allah  

Optometrists:

Omar Khorsheed

[max-millers]

- struck the match

April 25th, 2024

Dear Mister Maximilian Miller, the staff of NYU Grossman School of Medicine is pleased to inform you that you were successfully matched into a residency.

Compared to the feeling of getting into medical school, match day tastes much more bitter. Max can't quite remember when he's last forced himself into a suit, but today, his shoes are polished, pants and shirt are ironed, and his tie is perfectly straight.

The blonde is not quite sure what he's dressing up for. His hopes of matching into his first choice is little, or rather zero. With his recent crash back into addiction (and the last three weeks sober again), his last few grades may have ripped that dream right out of his hands. He's not mad at himself, or anyone else. It is what it is, he tries to tell himself, while nervously fixing his tie for the third time in a row.

[ Dad -> Maximilian ] I'll get there by myself, like we discussed. [ Dad -> Maximilian ] Proud you let me be a part of this day. Love you, son. [ Maximilian -> Dad ] i'm glad ur coming, cu

The sun is starting to sink down the sky as Max exits his apartment, and then the house the apartment is in. Fresh air hits his face, and the stern expression on his face changes into something more relaxed for a second. Deep breaths, he reminds himself as he gets into the Uber he's called, and some pressure falls of his shoulders when he chats with the driver, talking about what's about to happen.

What's about to happen, though, is..

[ Dad -> Maximilian ] Can't make it, sorry.

Max gets the message as he exits the Uber, and the laugh he lets out is devastated, and somehow relieved. He'd expected this to happen, and still. There's no plan B. No Miles called, or Zane, or Luis, or Zed, or Kelly. He's all alone now, and there's no way to change it. And maybe, it's a good thing. Or so he thinks, until he sees everyone with their family, all happy and excited.

He's not excited. He's just nervous.

Maybe he's got Lenox Hill, or Lower Manhattan. Or, or. Please let it at least be Lenox Hill.

Why in all world Grossman chose a stage to announce, is what Max asks himself seconds later. He's sick to his stomach, and on his way up to the conference room, his fingers grip the handrail so hard his knuckles turn white.

"Hey, Max!", someone calls, and he turns around to find Connor, a fellow medical student, who pats his back hard as he walks by, "Here all by yourself?" Yes, Max answers, My Dad couldn't make it. A phrase said like it's recorded, over and over again tonight.

And when Professor Simone hands him his white letter, Max does feel like throwing up.

Shaky fingers and shaky legs lead the way up onto the stage, and he stops in front of the small microphone. There's not as many students as there is family members, and Max does spot a few familiar faces in the crowd. Spotlight on, and he's the lead actor - just for the glimpse of a moment.

"Hi, I'm Max.", he says into the microphone, and there's some cheers, "I matched into Anesthesiology." Still shaky fingers rip the paper open, and all his head repeats is Lenox Hill, Lenox Hill, Len- "No fucking way." Laughter erupts in the crowd, and Max grin is wide and teary eyed as he raises his voice once again; "I'm staying here in New York!"

It's not Lenox Hill, no - it's the hospital Zed works in the most. His first choice. The first choice he thought he'd never get. It's a rush of the stage then, followed by cheers and some shoulder pats, and Max doesn't stick around for chats, no.

He goes straight home, and sends a few texts:

[ Max -> Zeddy ] [photo of the letter attached] you're so not getting rid of me any time soon [ Max -> Luis <3 ] fuck matched in texas [ Max -> Luis <3 ] jk i'm staying in ny [ Max -> Luis <3 ] are u free [ Max -> Miles ] [photo of the letter attached] i'm so gonna be ur sugar daddy [ Max -> Zane ] [photo of the letter attached] told u i'm the smarter brother [ Max -> Caleb ] [photo of the letter attached] got my first choice [ Max -> Gael ] [photo of the letter attached] !!!!!!! [ Max -> Esme ] [photo of the letter attached] i made it, thought you'd may like to hear, hope you're doing okay - max

[ilprinciperosso]

I don’t know if I’ve ever said this, but I’m a first year resident in anesthesiology. Well today I successfully placed a peridural catheter, a cvc and a radial artery catheter for the first time. So I decided to gift myself something. And since I’ve got no self control at all I bought the sparkly apm Monaco gummy bear earring I’ve being looking at for a while 😂

They shouldn’t allow me to have adult money

[conceptualanesthesia]

Pros and Cons of Anesthesia Residency

A residency in anesthesia is a very rewarding career; however, like any other speciality, it has its pros and cons.

Pros:

High Demand and Job Security: Anesthesiologists are required in nearly every hospital. Therefore, a career after training as an anesthesia resident is stable and secure.

Diverse Skills: You will gain broad skills ranging from critical care to pain management, making it versatile for various roles.

Work-Life Balance: All the best anesthesia residencies have structured shift systems; this allows one to have a better lifestyle.

Cons:

High-Pressure Conditions: Anesthesia residency programs are high-stakes, involving situations with sweat and energy required to stay focused.

Challenging Training: The field requires deep knowledge of clinical medicine and quicker decision-making, which proves stressful.

In a nutshell, the best anesthesia residency programs prepare you for a very challenging yet highly rewarding career.

[ley-med]

There weren't too many patients last night and we the anesthesiologists might had been slightly understimulated. You could tell because I was examining and premedicating the one sole patient before their operation and I was in the middle of a sentence when the attending came up to us, literally took the papers out of my hand and called dibs on putting the patient under anaesthesia. And when another patient came in, we raced there to decide who will get to put them under. It was a slow night.

[jehovahhthickness]

I didn’t tell y’all about this FINE ASS anesthesiology resident I laid eyes on last Saturday night at work …

[visioneds]

mahaa's little doctor oc.....

i'm still working on pages BUT this is choi na-ri, from the choi family of surgeons (inspired by greys anatomy prestige). she is a current resident doctor at UCLA for anesthesiology, the only nonsurgeon in her family —— & i'm taking inspiration from supernatural lore to give her the ability to get visions where she can tell if people can die / see spirits. bit of a curse... more TBD!

[studentsorrows]

･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.･ ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽

hii, i’m a 22 yo in 5th year of med school (if all goes well, graduating in ‘25); i love being a pharma “TA” & i work 2 extra internships (in anesthesiology and in an ACU/ER). and i hate studying. i hate class, i have a really hard time paying attention, and i genuinely don’t know how to study.

so i made this blog with the intent to romanticize the student life, and maybe that way i can work through my issues a bit more easily.

main: @vampyricc (she/her)

yes, i’ve tested for ADHD but every psychiatrist says it’s just chronic depression and PTSD. i think i actually love medicine, but my low self esteem and insecurity (caused by my bad grades — i unfortunately rely all my self worth on academics) make me build a wall around it and freeze / avoid it at all costs.

“TA” is the best term i could find to describe what i do in english. we’re students who teach a class we’ve already taken to the students taking that class — we mostly just go over topics the class is having trouble understanding and “pre-grade” some of their assignments. to become one, a student has to finish a 1 year long course with honors (i had a 97.5% GPA) and then take an exam to compete for the spots available for that class (pharma has 6 spots, i placed 3rd). it’s like the only thing i did right.

i’ve only got the 1 year in the TA/monitoring program as an official extracurricular so far, but i just need a few signatures to officialize the retroactive years in my anesthesiology internship. i can’t do that with my ambulatory/ER job, though — i do it for money and experience.

my 3ish y. academic plan: apply for 2 or 3 internships in state teaching hospitals and hopefully get at least one of them (which would be a 12 h shift during the weekend). aside from that, either apply for the pharma 2 monitoring program or join a league, and publish a paper related to it. start a course to help with residency exams, and drop everything to spend my last semester of med school 100% focused on that. after that, who knows, just survive, i guess.

i don’t have time to work enough to make enough money to live alone, so i live with my mom, and that’s how it’s gonna be for a long time. but my mom is a hardcore hoarder, there currently isn’t a single flat surface in the house where i could lay an open notebook, so sadly i’ll probably never be able to take any aesthetic studying pics of my own.

EDIT: this is really hard. i don’t have time for extracurriculars cause i have to work to have money to pay for med school. i’m drowning in debt (over 200k in debt to my name alone, not even mentioning my mom who’s also got bad credit because of me). fuck

[help-im-a-medstudent]

hi! im studying medicine(gonna be an intern in summer this year) and ive been wanting to be an internal med or dermatology resident in the uk for a while now. do you have any ideas/advice? why did you choose anesthesiology? should i just start with plab or get a phd first and then start residency? sorry if those are a lot of questions 😅😅

Hi! apologies for the amount of time it took me to reply to this

As I'm a UK graduate I don't know loads about starting in the UK as an international graduate but I'll try my best to answer your questions

To train in dermatology in the UK you have to have done internal medical training first where you rotate through different medical specialties, then apply to a specific one after 2 or 3 years. I'd recommend looking at these two websites [1, 2] for information on requirements for application etc.

There are sometimes individual non-training posts in specific specialties which can be good for international graduates to get used to working in the NHS, there's lots in internal medicine (that's what I'm currently doing) but there are some specific to dermatology - look on the NHS jobs website, individual hospital trusts advertise these throughout the year

PhDs are not necessary for working in medicine in the UK, most people never do them, and those that do it tends to be after several years of training, but if you've done one then it will make you look good at interview for jobs. It depends on how soon you want to get to the UK, but it's definitely possible for you to get a job here without a PhD

I want to do anaesthetics because I just really clicked with it. The practical side of it suits me, the possibility of training in intensive care as well (and loads of other subspecialties) and still doing the diagnostic part of things, being able to see immediate effects on physiology with drugs, also the fact that it is a very training focussed specialty so as a consultant you're doing lots of direct supervision of trainees and also as a trainee you get immediate and ongoing feedback. There's probably loads of other reasons that I just can't articulate right now but basically I just love it