<p>You are a physician the day you graduate from med school. You then start all those training years which are in general referred to as PGY-I, II, III, etc. (Post Graduate Years). In all of those years (I was a PGY-VI !), you are worked pretty hard and paid pretty poorly, but you are never inadequately challenged. Every year your responsilbility level moves up a big notch (more supervising duties, more teaching & more procedures), yet there’s always someone above you to look to for help.</p>
<p>However, even with all that help available, one of the most intimidating moments in medicine (in your life?) is your first night on call as the Intern (PGY-I). For the 1st time you realize when the phone rings in the middle of the night in the on-call room (oh you’ve heard it for at least 2 yrs…as a fat, dumb & happy med student), you have to answer it and know something! What a night that is!</p>
<p>Anyway, there’s always so much to learn that I think most folks feel training programs are never too short.</p>