I wonder where the grooming part of #medtwitter juniors came in - being in radiology , luckily we never had to probably face the kind of hierarchy pressures clinical branches face - my two unsolicited cents on this1/n

Our residency / post graduation in civic hospitals are not ideal places for learning. We are work horses meant to run the system as most of us are fully aware. From your lecturer to your professor to the Dean, first priority is patient care & to get work done 2/n

Of late, I had interns tell me & say so & so first year resident expects me to do her work, why should I ? Unfortunately the same resident is struggling to cope with the shortcomings of the civic hospital, he/she isn’t out to punish the intern. 3/n

The grunt work is assigned to the first year resident & often passed to the intern. The 2nd & 3rd year resident may have similar complaints about the work they have to do. They are not trying to be mean , mostly 4/n

Resident doctors keep the grind going in civic hospitals- like someone said hierarchy helps in smooth functioning, especially in clinical branches. 5/n

As a radiology residents in a busy civic hospital, we learnt to manage crowds, type reports, do the scans which the technician should, make films, all sorts of clerical work too- but I believe the experience has helped many run their own successful centers. 6/n

Am sure clinical residents have similar stories- while our education system isn’t ideal, a lot of residency experiences shape us & helps further in life- not to speak of the bond we develop with senior residents coz we spend 3-4 yrs with them 7/n

The relationship with bosses may differ but that is a whole different topic altogether - I don’t think I am equipped to dissect. Atleast I never was asked to fetch a coffee unless it was asked as a favor 8/n

My thoughts are disjointed but am sure we all understand the value of mutual respect & the need to not perpetuate toxic patterns we may have faced in training but sometimes the system puts you at odds with each other I guess.