I’m honestly not sure whether my residents are socially awkward or simply nasty.
It's my third day on this service (which shall not be named) and they continue to ignore both me and my classmate.
They tell us not to come on consults, don't fill us in on patient care, never ask us to present, and don't teach us anything. Even when it comes to small talk, they're just as bad.
I'll make a simple comment and get ignored. I'll crack a small joke, and they won't even turn their heads to acknowledge me. They don't make eye contact, they walk right past me as if I don't exist, and they show no interest in either me or my classmate, not as students and not even as fellow human beings.
It's not as if they're shy. They're incredibly friendly, chatty, and playful with the nurses and the other residents. That's what makes it so strange.
I'm a grown adult with a full life outside of medicine, and I honestly can't think of another environment where it would be acceptable to treat people this way. It's crazy that this is tolerated. I've never been treated like this in any other setting.
It honestly feels like being a fifth grader who was mistakenly assigned to a bunk full of tenth graders at summer camp
Crazy that these people are functioning adults in society.
