How to be a great resident?
- Complete the attending's request with efficiency and accuracy.
- Never lie or guess.
- Go examine the patient.
- When in doubt, ask.
- Take the responsibility.
- Be accountable.
- See as many consults as possible.
- Scrub in as many cases as possible.
- Read, read, and read.
- Be a team player.
- Always review the case before going to the OR. Know all the details.
- Treat everybody with respect.
- "Eat whenever you can, sleep whenever you can, and s**t whenever you can."