tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post3533847101321042219..comments2024-03-12T14:43:01.539-06:00Comments on Asystole is the Most Stable Rhythm: A Personality For Surgery?Albinoblackbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-75253281567288364132011-09-23T17:05:56.393-06:002011-09-23T17:05:56.393-06:00"But then again the person who told me that w..."But then again the person who told me that was a passive aggressive bitch, so I wasn't terribly hurt. :-)"<br /><br />That you dismiss people as "a passive aggressive bitch" is probably the kind of thing that makes people think you have "a surgical personality."<br /><br />"A surgery personality is, above all, self-assured."<br /><br />I would say that culture of surgery requires everyone (when they reach a certain point) to act self-assured and commanding, which hangs well on the talented and hardworking, becomes a brittle arrogance in the less talented trying to brazen it through, and is positively dangerous in some people as they shut themselves off from help and refuse to recognize when they are in over their heads.<br /><br />Self-assurance is fine if you've got the stones and the brains to back it up. Unfortunately, not all surgeons do.TheTrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011829472333355911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-81843064970184371782011-09-13T07:17:18.230-06:002011-09-13T07:17:18.230-06:00Instant results, maximum control (ie, anesthetized...Instant results, maximum control (ie, anesthetized patients interfere very little in their care), and short doctor-patient relationships are the juvenile motivations that drew me to surgery. No apologies. <br /><br />A surgery personality is, above all, self-assured. Like a pilot or troop commander, you accept risk and believe that your actions in desperate moments will be the right ones. <br /><br />Surgery personality is a compliment even when meant as a slur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-50322359462345215152011-09-11T16:39:30.187-06:002011-09-11T16:39:30.187-06:00ABB - your personality will take you anywhere you ...ABB - your personality will take you anywhere you want to go. Surgery, A&E, Rural GP, Gyne, GUM, wherever you find yourself, you're gonna kick-A$$. Speaking of which, we need to catch up... I just got a research post with Dept. of Sexual Health!!!Keethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045997674311429691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-50498924703729368882011-09-09T21:44:49.125-06:002011-09-09T21:44:49.125-06:00Whatever. I agree with Old MD Girl, it just means ...Whatever. I agree with Old MD Girl, it just means they like you and want to try to make you like them. <br /><br />I understand where you're coming from completely though!!Just an Internhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824048849625460975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-874226960337290062011-09-09T07:32:07.525-06:002011-09-09T07:32:07.525-06:00I used to be told I had an ER personality, which (...I used to be told I had an ER personality, which (I think) is equal parts compliment and insult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-82757354154223525392011-09-08T20:45:44.004-06:002011-09-08T20:45:44.004-06:00I don't think "you have a neurology perso...I don't think "you have a neurology personality" would be taken as a compliment. Unless you were at ComicCon.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-49471337420216722052011-09-08T18:01:30.517-06:002011-09-08T18:01:30.517-06:00*loved :-)*loved :-)PGYxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326999545370162455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-30887052225462815822011-09-08T18:00:59.356-06:002011-09-08T18:00:59.356-06:00I agree with OMDG's last statement.
I love w...I agree with OMDG's last statement. <br /><br />I love working with surgeons during med school/internship and am sorry I won't get to do it more now that I've moved on to residency. The closest I get to it now is when I call Neuro or Ortho about one of my patients. <br /><br />On the other hand, I wish the surgeon's schedule upon no one.PGYxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326999545370162455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-23383672656985228182011-09-08T16:26:01.338-06:002011-09-08T16:26:01.338-06:00Halie--I don't think it would offend people ac...Halie--I don't think it would offend people across the board...Michelle Au and Fizzy have done hilarious cartoons about the different types of personalities in specialties, and I think (most) people take it with good humor.Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-88655314463232600572011-09-08T16:11:20.482-06:002011-09-08T16:11:20.482-06:00Ok, while I totally agree that what he said was me...Ok, while I totally agree that what he said was mean, I kinda LOVE this question. I'm going to pitch it as an article for Scrubs, unless it would offend people across the board?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-29949727013299658472011-09-08T15:59:59.297-06:002011-09-08T15:59:59.297-06:00Hahahah, nice.
Yeah, I suppose if it is coming f...Hahahah, nice. <br /><br />Yeah, I suppose if it is coming from a surgeon one takes it as a compliment! :)Albinoblackbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222730484450544498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138625163039637769.post-69404288555496975922011-09-08T15:45:30.630-06:002011-09-08T15:45:30.630-06:00I've been told that I have a "surgery per...I've been told that I have a "surgery personality" before. It wasn't a complement. But then again the person who told me that was a passive aggressive bitch, so I wasn't terribly hurt. :-)<br /><br />I think hearing it from a surgeon just means they like you.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com