Bryson Bendall Report post Posted June 10, 2013 I just wanted to share some good news with my friends on the forum. Today I was accepted at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Campus and will be starting med school July 8th. Its kinda funny that one of my first thoughts was that I am still going to get to hunt coues through school! Anyway, its definitely a life changing event for me and wanted to share it. Everyone has horror stories of the doctor's office so what advice do you all have for me? Bear down! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpredator@work Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Congratulations! Advice for you - if surgery is needed on a man's right ear make sure you operate on his right ear - not the left one! Sorry, still have a chip on my shoulder from a past procedure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basser15 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Congratulations....that a very exciting phone call or letter to get! I hunted more in dental school and residency than I did in undergrad and a few years I worked in between. Good luck with those student loans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Congratulations! that's great news! For advice, I would say try to listen to patients more and don't stop questioning what you think you know.....there are all kinds of biases we develop in our thinking and if you aren't aware of those, then you can make mistakes. I read an article recently that many hospitals/doctors don't want to institute simple safety procedures in operating rooms because they believe they are already 100% safe and they don't make mistakes. And yet study after study shows that medical mistakes happen and simple safety protocols prevent errors. some safety checklists http://www.who.int/patientsafety/implementation/checklists/en/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DUG Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Congrats to you! No advice from me. Just congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DUG Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Oh, I forgot...Make sure you marry a Sun Devil...balances out the family. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twigsnapper Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Congrats!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryson Bendall Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Haha DUG I did!!! Thank you all for the advice. I have definitely recognized the value of listening to patients while shadowing and working in the Safford ER. The best docs I work with did more listening than talking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
More D Report post Posted June 10, 2013 The absolute BEST advice is LISTEN to NURSES They know the: 1. job 2. patients 3. Policy 4. Meds 5. Routine 6. Families of patients I have another 492 more but you get the point.... Yes I am a nurse. More D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixman Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Congrats Bryson! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Congrats and good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singleshot Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Congratulations! Please remember that everybody's time is valuable. Please don't make people wait hours so that you don't have to wait minutes. Unless they are on AHCCCS, take the people who work for their insurance first! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted June 11, 2013 The absolute BEST advice is LISTEN to NURSES They know the: 1. job 2. patients 3. Policy 4. Meds 5. Routine 6. Families of patients I have another 492 more but you get the point.... Yes I am a nurse. More D And more importantly nurses can make your life heck...so listen to them! Kidding aside, listen to your patients and their families and also all members of the healthcare team. Too many folks feel like they're working independently or know it all when we're all working together and should rely on each other's strengths to the betterment of the patient. And congrats...keep hunting throughout school. You're going to need some sort of relief outlet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskrat Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Bryson - I'm the Director of Facilities Management on that campus. I'll be doing your safety and security orientation. Congrats and be sure to track me down. Its a fairly small campus, I'm easy to find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Nicely done!!! Huge congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
