Assignments

Unlike medical school, residency has a paucity of assignments. We no longer have tests or projects or presentations; our evaluations are based primarily on our clinical performance. Yet in medical school, I became accustomed to doing a presentation every few weeks, studying for an exam every other month. Now when I am asked to do a journal club presentation or put together a short powerpoint, I find it so onerous. It's not that I don't want to learn, but that my priorities have shifted, and I don't expect to or want to spend so much time on something like this. I hope this changes, as I don't like this about myself. I should be happy to learn more outside the hospital and share it with my co-residents.