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Hi,
I'm a junior ENT resident. I have enjoyed a lot of the trauma cases I've been involved with so far in residency. I was hoping to hear about the experiences of otolaryngologists out there who have taken trauma call in the community while being a generalist during the day. As I move along, I feel like I will be comfortable with a lot of the surgeries by the end of training. However, whenever we get a self-inflicted GSW, or something where the face is barely recognizable, not sure that I'd wanna be the one first at bat for those reconstructions without sub-specialty focus. I'm assuming in the community for trauma call you could do as much as you're comfortable with and refer the rest though? Also, if you take trauma call and need to operate on patients, do you tend to just try and get an OR at the end of a clinic day, or try and add it on at the end of an OR day where you have block time? I'm sure that's easier said than done. I'm trying to envision what I would do if I am fortunate to have a decently full clinical schedule in the community and then get a few operative mandibles or ZMCs during the week through consults. Anyhow, I would appreciate any thoughts!
I'm a junior ENT resident. I have enjoyed a lot of the trauma cases I've been involved with so far in residency. I was hoping to hear about the experiences of otolaryngologists out there who have taken trauma call in the community while being a generalist during the day. As I move along, I feel like I will be comfortable with a lot of the surgeries by the end of training. However, whenever we get a self-inflicted GSW, or something where the face is barely recognizable, not sure that I'd wanna be the one first at bat for those reconstructions without sub-specialty focus. I'm assuming in the community for trauma call you could do as much as you're comfortable with and refer the rest though? Also, if you take trauma call and need to operate on patients, do you tend to just try and get an OR at the end of a clinic day, or try and add it on at the end of an OR day where you have block time? I'm sure that's easier said than done. I'm trying to envision what I would do if I am fortunate to have a decently full clinical schedule in the community and then get a few operative mandibles or ZMCs during the week through consults. Anyhow, I would appreciate any thoughts!