Happy to report that D2 started her new attending job this week. Her office ( which used to belong to the units social worker) already has a desk and desk chair in it and has enough room for a futon and a bookcase. Her first task— replace the desk chair which she said was dreadful.
She met her practice nurse in person today. (Previously they had only interacted via Zoom.) D likes her and thinks they’ll work well together.
Now that D is earning actual “doctor money” she itching to spend it and has started looking at houses.
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When I was visited D2 last month. I took her to the framing shop and paid to have her diplomas framed. (Med school, residency, fellowship, AOA) My residency/fellowship graduation gift to her. She picked them yesterday and sent me pix. They look very professional. She now has “wall art” for her office.
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Do doctors usually have real diplomas or copies in their offices? I always wondered about it. We have originals for all of our daughters but my wife made copies to be framed at home. D has no place to hang during fellowship. 
Actual diplomas with ink signatures and embossed gold seals. 
But kiddos also have .pdf copies that the med school sent via email when they graduated. They used those to onboard at their residency and fellowship programs.
IIRC, D1 may have had to show an actual paper copy of her diploma to on-board for residency back in 2015.
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Do doctors still do that? I haven’t seen them at Kaiser. May be private practice docs?
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My kid needed the paper copy for this…framing was not done until after this was completed. And my kid will never have a place to hang what will be 6 things once she is all done. She is hoping for a large laundry room wall someday.
Yes, doctors still do that. D isn’t working for Kaiser so I can’t say why the
docs there don’t. Maybe because they never see patients in their office?
D will never have patients in her office either. However, since D was hired–at least partly-- to set up a multi-state program for treating a particular patient population, part of her job involves doing tele-consults in her unique expertise with other healthcare providers/healthcare administrators across 5 states. She will be doing lots of videocalls. She wants something on the wall behind her that is appropriate and not too distracting. (And if it lends a bit of gravitas to her recommendations? That doesn’t hurt either. )
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Yes, my spouse doesn’t see patients in her office either.
Laundry room? I guess I need to make paper copies for MD degree or any other ones he may get. DS’s Vandy UG diploma in a Vandy frame is on our family room wall. I recently framed all his SciOly medals and that frame also went up on the same wall These frames are expensive, $200+ each! With only one kid, I guess I don’t have to worry about space on the wall LOL
Since mom does nt needspace, he can have every wall.
D2 just published another first author article in the premier journal her primary specialty. Her 3rd or 4th pub first author in that journal. Plus she published 2 first author articles in her secondary specialty in its premier journal.
She just keeps pumping out those papers. Way to go, kid!
BTW, she still love her attending position. She’s so much happier than she was during residency.
For everyone still in residency/fellowship–there is a light at the end of the tunnel
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That light still seems so far away. This is my Match year.
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Sending my best wishes for a successful Match.
Come back in March and let know how things turn out!
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@plumazul for a match that is a great one for you. Please please do update us! This place is a great cheering section!!
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Depending on the speciality, yes, the light could be very far away! Most folks ask us if D is done - uh, no - she still has a few years to go 
Good luck @plumazul !
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LOL!
D1’s MIL keeps asking when D1 will be a surgeon.
(Uh…Never. she’s in a completely different specialty.)
I know this is for MD and DO but my son is in his match year for DVM. Vets are a little different because they match to internships and then a year later they go through it all again matching residency if they choose to specialize. My son has picked the programs for a small animal rotating internship. He was about to submit and won a big scholarship so he is adding that and should apply this week or next. Then it is wait til Jan for board results and March for match day! Good luck all in the match this year.
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@momocarly crossed for your son. I didn’t check to see…but maybe the vet area has something over there…if not…we will cheer your son on from here!
D2 is in the middle of interview cycle for residency. First 4 year batch with step 1 P/F so it seems to be confusing in terms how programs are shortlisting candidates for interviews. I believe COMLEX 1 is also P/F (not sure).
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