I am supposed to have my thyroid remover this summer and I have heard that more mistakes are likely to happen in the month of july because the new set of medical students come in for their rotations....
Erin J
It's the residents you should be more concerned about, and I don't think you should postpone necessary surgery for it. The resident won't be doing the surgery all alone. There will be an attending surgeon scrubbed in. Depending on the surgeon, he/she may or may not let the resident do much of the surgery at all.
If you're really that concerned, don't go to a teaching institution. But please, don't be the person in the teaching hospital who says "I don't want residents/medical student to touch me". It's so important to our education. Without patients, we can't learn, and we appreciate everyone who allows us to be a part of our (very closely observed) learning.
MishMash
If a new registrar was to be operating on you I am sure the specialist would be there guiding them.
Nutritionally Fortified
Pre-Med: in college and studying course requirements for medical school. They are just college students.
Medical Student: someone who has graduated from college and is now in medical school. They see patients sometimes but cannot prescribe medication or perform operations at all.
Medical Resident: someone who has graduated from medical school and is in training at an accredited hospital for 4-6 years (or more) of what will become their area of practice. They can prescribed medication and perform surgery, are highly supervised, and the cases of every patient they see are reviewed by one or more Attendings.
Attending Physician: someone who is licensed to practice in a particular field of medicine. They have completed college, 4 years of medical school, and at least 4 years of training in their specialty. They oversee Residents.
If your surgery is done at a teaching hospital (one associated with a medical school) then more often than not, your surgery will be done by a supervised resident. They have to learn. Just as you can request a new doctor at any time for any reason, you can request that your surgery be done by an Attending and not a Resident. Make sure your request is noted in your file.
Rotations for all areas of medical training and graduation are in June. Just like every other student. You should go by word of mouth and check with your state licensing board to see if your physician is in good standing.
Lastly, please be advised that surgeons are generally difficult to get along with as they deal mostly in surgery and not public relations. They don't spend a lot of time talking to patients one on one and can often appear cold or abrupt. You want them to be skilled and competent, not friendly.
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