the answer came in my mailbox today in the form of 2 lbs of paperwork (not an exaggeration) from my future residency program. they certainly didn't waste any time. the cover letter went something like the following:
Congratulations! We're so excited that you'll be joining our program. Make sure you get your butt back in the country in time to attend Advanced Cardiac Life Support training!!!
i only had enough energy to fill out the first third, which included a conditional offer of appointment form, application for a limited medical license, affirmative action statement, permission for a credit and criminal background check, and medical information release forms.
things i don't know what to do with yet:
- lab coat and nametag request form. what is my numerical lab coat size? how do i want my name written on the side--middle initial or no middle initial? i almost never use my middle initial, but as my husband says, the initial adds certain authoritativeness. do i want to seem authoritative? as long as it says "MD" after my name, it's fine with me.
- continuity clinic request form. where do i want to have my outpatient clinic for the next three years? there is a page description on each site included, but somehow they mostly end up sounding similar. they also give us phone numbers to contact preceptors and residents, so i guess i have some research ahead of me. however, i'm not sure what i would ask except "is this the clinic site i should avoid like the plague?"
- vacation request form. i haven't bought plane tickets for places i hope to go to this spring yet, so it's hard to think about which weeks i want to take off between july 2007 and june 2008. christmas? pretty unlikely i'll get that request, but what are my nine other top choices for time off?
i know residency involves a lot of paperwork. i just didn't expect it to start so soon.
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