Comments on: Generation Y is the ER doctor of generations http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/ Engagement for the next generation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Rebecca Thorman http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-140869 Rebecca Thorman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:37:08 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-140869 @ ER Doc - I appreciate your comment and agree completely. I've been to the ER two years ago and they saved my life. So I'm forever in debt to ER doctors. You're assumption that I was using ER doctors as an analogy is correct. It was a way to frame what I wanted to say about Generation Y and wasn't meant to be insulting to ER doctors, although I understand it came off that way at times, and apologize for that. Thanks again for your comment! It's great that you love your profession. @ ER Doc - I appreciate your comment and agree completely. I’ve been to the ER two years ago and they saved my life. So I’m forever in debt to ER doctors. You’re assumption that I was using ER doctors as an analogy is correct. It was a way to frame what I wanted to say about Generation Y and wasn’t meant to be insulting to ER doctors, although I understand it came off that way at times, and apologize for that.

Thanks again for your comment! It’s great that you love your profession.

]]> By: ER doc http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-140756 ER doc Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:34:40 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-140756 So here I am surfing the net after a busy shift, and I came across your article. I'm sure you were using the whole ER docs being at the bottom as a analogy and all but its quite...well, ignorant. Med students go into their respective residencies because of their likes/dislike and what kind of lifestyle they want. Intelligence or ability has not much to do with what field you choose. Neurosurgeons have to know about the brain, ER docs have to have a broad base of knowledge and multitask to get the job done. Take a neurogsurgeon out of the controlled OR setting and put him in a chaotic ER to manage 2 heart attacks, a sick kid, a car accident, and EMS calling about an incoming stroke and tell me who is crapping their pants. I do that each day without breaking a sweat. Then again the OR is not my place. Our TRAINING is DIFFERENT. No one is superior to the other. Oh and talk to the CEO of any hospital and ask how much revenue ER admissions generate, see how important they think ER docs are. So please do your research before you make some dim witted comment... Dating med students doesn't really count. So here I am surfing the net after a busy shift, and I came across your article. I’m sure you were using the whole ER docs being at the bottom as a analogy and all but its quite…well, ignorant. Med students go into their respective residencies because of their likes/dislike and what kind of lifestyle they want. Intelligence or ability has not much to do with what field you choose. Neurosurgeons have to know about the brain, ER docs have to have a broad base of knowledge and multitask to get the job done. Take a neurogsurgeon out of the controlled OR setting and put him in a chaotic ER to manage 2 heart attacks, a sick kid, a car accident, and EMS calling about an incoming stroke and tell me who is crapping their pants. I do that each day without breaking a sweat. Then again the OR is not my place. Our TRAINING is DIFFERENT. No one is superior to the other. Oh and talk to the CEO of any hospital and ask how much revenue ER admissions generate, see how important they think ER docs are. So please do your research before you make some dim witted comment…
Dating med students doesn’t really count.

]]> By: Becoming Who You Are By Taking Time Out : Brazen Careerist http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-93734 Becoming Who You Are By Taking Time Out : Brazen Careerist Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:50:45 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-93734 [...] part of me wants to tell my mortgage broker that I understand. That Belle ignored me last Friday and I was so angry that I wrote a similar long email. I get it. No one likes [...] […] part of me wants to tell my mortgage broker that I understand. That Belle ignored me last Friday and I was so angry that I wrote a similar long email. I get it. No one likes […]

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]]> By: Modite - Don’t make career plans – here’s why http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-49553 Modite - Don’t make career plans – here’s why Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:20:51 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-49553 [...] told a couple people about this craziness – my mother, Belle, Hercules. They all humored me while explaining in a good-natured way that I shouldn’t count on [...] […] told a couple people about this craziness – my mother, Belle, Hercules. They all humored me while explaining in a good-natured way that I shouldn’t count on […]

]]> By: An Environment of Growth « Variable Interest http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-47409 An Environment of Growth « Variable Interest Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:56:21 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-47409 [...] 1. If the canopy above you (think upper management) overshadows your every move, your light resource will be limited. Without this energy (in the workers case freedom), growth opportunities will be limited. Like being stuck in an overcrowded room, one may fail to be noticed. [...] […] 1. If the canopy above you (think upper management) overshadows your every move, your light resource will be limited. Without this energy (in the workers case freedom), growth opportunities will be limited. Like being stuck in an overcrowded room, one may fail to be noticed. […]

]]> By: Rebecca Thorman http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-37829 Rebecca Thorman Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:42:52 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-37829 @ Sally - It makes perfect sense! I empathize with your frustration as I consider my own position the ER doctor of my field, as it's a specialization in a way, but I feel I could have much more knowledge and am eager to soak it all up. I'm not arguing that we need a generational specialization, but rather that we need to be the sponges constantly, searching for increased knowledge with which to take positive and meaningful action. To have more models like you, essentially ; ) @ Sally - It makes perfect sense! I empathize with your frustration as I consider my own position the ER doctor of my field, as it’s a specialization in a way, but I feel I could have much more knowledge and am eager to soak it all up.

I’m not arguing that we need a generational specialization, but rather that we need to be the sponges constantly, searching for increased knowledge with which to take positive and meaningful action. To have more models like you, essentially ; )

]]> By: sally http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-37489 sally Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:57:19 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2008/03/04/generation-y-is-the-er-doctor-of-generations/#comment-37489 Interesting post - it definitely has me thinking. Rebecca, do you mean to say that we have no generational specialization? And more importantly, do we need a generational specialization? Our society moves forward when individuals specialize across the professional, economic, academic, etc. spectrum. While neurosurgery certainly isn't anything I would ever consider specializing in, I am happy there are others out there that feel differently. Someday, one of us just might need someone with those specialized skills. Professionally, I am working toward being a specialist in my field. I've worked in my field since graduating college (which isn't saying much - coming up on 3 years), and I am currently working toward a masters in the field. I don't want to be generalist. I think I would find it frustrating and confining to know a little about a lot, but not be able to go into much depth on anything. I actually feel that way at work right now. I feel like a sponge almost every day, just trying to soak in everything. I've been in my current position almost a year now and am finally becoming the go-to person in my organization for specific questions about my region (I hope I am making sense. I am trying to be vague - ironic given this post - since this is such a public domain!) and it feels great to know that I am contributing in my own way, however small or large that contribution may be. As I continue to specialize and my knowledge grows, it is my hope that my contributions will grow as well. Interesting post - it definitely has me thinking. Rebecca, do you mean to say that we have no generational specialization? And more importantly, do we need a generational specialization? Our society moves forward when individuals specialize across the professional, economic, academic, etc. spectrum. While neurosurgery certainly isn’t anything I would ever consider specializing in, I am happy there are others out there that feel differently. Someday, one of us just might need someone with those specialized skills.

Professionally, I am working toward being a specialist in my field. I’ve worked in my field since graduating college (which isn’t saying much - coming up on 3 years), and I am currently working toward a masters in the field. I don’t want to be generalist. I think I would find it frustrating and confining to know a little about a lot, but not be able to go into much depth on anything. I actually feel that way at work right now. I feel like a sponge almost every day, just trying to soak in everything. I’ve been in my current position almost a year now and am finally becoming the go-to person in my organization for specific questions about my region (I hope I am making sense. I am trying to be vague - ironic given this post - since this is such a public domain!) and it feels great to know that I am contributing in my own way, however small or large that contribution may be. As I continue to specialize and my knowledge grows, it is my hope that my contributions will grow as well.

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