Archive for 'Pimping' Category

Long Term Impacts of Pimping

Woe be the person who can’t answer. Or, worse yet, dissolves into tears. It took the young Doc Gurley longer than it should have to realize that your first answer should be the most obvious answer. I would get asked something like “Can you tell us what this patient has?” and the only possible answer [...]

Pimping in Action

The attending asked who the first years were and we sheepishly raised our hands. Then, looking to one of my classmates, he asked what is the blood supply to the stomach. My classmate replied that it was the gastric arteries coming off the celiac trunk. That answer is true, but the attending wanted more. Not [...]

Pimping: How to Cope

More pointers from Someonetc at Orthopaedic Residency… it is more important for the student to understand the classic defense strategies to stymie the master pimp. When using these tactics, the student must be careful not to anger the questioner making the situation worse. The stall – this is commonly used in x-ray conferences. The student [...]

Pimping: What to Expect

Someonetc shares some pointers for pimpers at Orthopaedic Residency… In the art of pimping, questions should come in rapid succession and be somewhat unanswerable. Questioning can be grouped into approximately 6 categories: 1. Arcane points of history – facts not taught in medical school that have no relevance to medical practice. 2. Teleology and metaphysics [...]

Survive OR pimping

here’s a novel idea: Study in advance! The best way to survive long pimping sessions in the OR is to be prepared and to impress with your knowledge. It’s not the easiest or the most fun way to make it through your Surgery rotation, but it is gratifying and it works! How to Survive Pimping [...]