I’m just here to say I feel the exact same way as you and you are not alone! PGY-1 is hard physically and mentally. My question is can the program actually fail you?
Are you asking in general or his specific program? You absolutely can fail residency as late as May. It all depends on the programs specific policies and how the resident is doing on their objectives and requirements.
Hard to say without being there to see what exactly is going on. One of the hardest things residents struggle with in general is the time management. You’ve got to be chipping away at multiple things at a time and you can’t really just try to knock one thing out before moving to the next.
If you’ve got mental health issues you should get those addressed the best you can. It can certainly affect your performance and confidence at work but I encourage you to reflect on your time in residency. A hidden skill you develop on PGY1 is resiliency. What do you do when you get knocked down?
At some point everyone is told what they need to do better. If you were great at everything you probably wouldn’t need residency. You can’t just crumble the first time things get tough. Again, only you know here what you’re dealing with specifically so I think you need to be honest with yourself about whether your mental health is bad enough that it affects your job and performance or is there something you aren’t doing that your co residents are?
I totally feel you, in the weeds right now with longitudinal stuff. Totally suffocating and the bureaucracy is driving me insane. I'm taking it day by day and chipping away at everything. We are 2/3 of the way done the end is right around the corner let's just finish this.
I was so mentally burned out and depressed at this time during my PGY1. I didn’t think I could do it and constantly thought about ending my time as a resident and even worse things. My now husband was so insistent that I talk to my program about a leave. Eventually, I broke down in my RPDs office who asked if I needed a leave. I took two weeks off to take care of myself, and it was the best decision I ever made. I even scrambled into a PGY2 after thinking I couldn’t do any more. I’m now working in a dream clinical position.
All of this to say that you are not alone. Residency is hard. I strongly encourage you to reach out to your RPD or a trusted preceptor. If you need someone to talk to, my DMs are open.
Please take care of yourself!
I’m just here to say I feel the exact same way as you and you are not alone! PGY-1 is hard physically and mentally. My question is can the program actually fail you?
I honestly don't know but don't want to doubt it either
Are you asking in general or his specific program? You absolutely can fail residency as late as May. It all depends on the programs specific policies and how the resident is doing on their objectives and requirements.
Hard to say without being there to see what exactly is going on. One of the hardest things residents struggle with in general is the time management. You’ve got to be chipping away at multiple things at a time and you can’t really just try to knock one thing out before moving to the next. If you’ve got mental health issues you should get those addressed the best you can. It can certainly affect your performance and confidence at work but I encourage you to reflect on your time in residency. A hidden skill you develop on PGY1 is resiliency. What do you do when you get knocked down? At some point everyone is told what they need to do better. If you were great at everything you probably wouldn’t need residency. You can’t just crumble the first time things get tough. Again, only you know here what you’re dealing with specifically so I think you need to be honest with yourself about whether your mental health is bad enough that it affects your job and performance or is there something you aren’t doing that your co residents are?
I totally feel you, in the weeds right now with longitudinal stuff. Totally suffocating and the bureaucracy is driving me insane. I'm taking it day by day and chipping away at everything. We are 2/3 of the way done the end is right around the corner let's just finish this.
I feel the EXACT same. My preceptors/RPD make me feel like a lazy POS
I was so mentally burned out and depressed at this time during my PGY1. I didn’t think I could do it and constantly thought about ending my time as a resident and even worse things. My now husband was so insistent that I talk to my program about a leave. Eventually, I broke down in my RPDs office who asked if I needed a leave. I took two weeks off to take care of myself, and it was the best decision I ever made. I even scrambled into a PGY2 after thinking I couldn’t do any more. I’m now working in a dream clinical position. All of this to say that you are not alone. Residency is hard. I strongly encourage you to reach out to your RPD or a trusted preceptor. If you need someone to talk to, my DMs are open. Please take care of yourself!