Blue Vicryl
In June of 2009, I will have completed a 6 year residency. It is hard to believe that those years are almost at a close now. However, they are, and it is time to start planning for what comes next.
One of the men I have been the closest to during my residency has been Dr Moore. He is a colorectal surgeon who moved here shortly before I did. He and his family had moved to Chattanooga from Pennsylvania where he been in practice for a while. There are many things I respect about how he treats his patients, lives his faith, runs his practice, and relates to his family. When I think of how I would like to be as a man in 20 years, there are many things about him that I would like to emulate.
It is hard to know how much a mentoring relationship like that influences decisions we make, but I suspect it has played a very large role in my decision to pursue a colorectal fellowship after residency is complete. I am currently in the middle of that application process. I plan to do 10 interviews, most of which occur in late September and October. In November the Match occurs and I will find out where I get to spend a year doing a colorectal fellowship should I match. I am looking forward to the opportunity to meet people at the various fellowship programs as I interview.
One of the men I have been the closest to during my residency has been Dr Moore. He is a colorectal surgeon who moved here shortly before I did. He and his family had moved to Chattanooga from Pennsylvania where he been in practice for a while. There are many things I respect about how he treats his patients, lives his faith, runs his practice, and relates to his family. When I think of how I would like to be as a man in 20 years, there are many things about him that I would like to emulate.
It is hard to know how much a mentoring relationship like that influences decisions we make, but I suspect it has played a very large role in my decision to pursue a colorectal fellowship after residency is complete. I am currently in the middle of that application process. I plan to do 10 interviews, most of which occur in late September and October. In November the Match occurs and I will find out where I get to spend a year doing a colorectal fellowship should I match. I am looking forward to the opportunity to meet people at the various fellowship programs as I interview.
posted by The Mad Hatter at 11:03 AM
5 Comments:
Blessings on your decision. I'm sure it was not quickly made.
I thought of you on Saturday when we saw Steve Saint. He said his son has been a surgeon for about a year. Whenever they go to his house for a barbeque they check the meat closely before they eat.
what is vicryl? and is this a spinoff of blue velvet? if so, have you actually watched it?
Jen, have no clue what "blue velvet" is, but am glad that I am witty enough to do a spinoff of it.
Hey, I'm interviewing for colorectal fellowships too. Mind sharing what programs have contacted you?
Hi anonymous,
Good luck with the fellowship match. If you want to discuss it all further with me, email me at Hanscb@yahoo.com. It would be interesting to compare notes from the interview trail.
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