Sydney Hendricks

Residents work room

If I had a dollar for every time a patient asked me my age I could pay my loans off lol

UWorld: “Which of the following is the best way to respond to this patient?” A. Something I would never say B. Something I would never say C. Something I would never say D. Something I would never say E. Something I would never say

Me, attempting to give the interns thoughtful advice on getting through the year. The central theme of every thing that ends up coming out of my mouth:

“Plan: Start PO amlodipine in order to wean off nicardipine infusion.”

A family member admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotics just told me the RN took "2 hot sauce bottles of blood" which is how i will be referring to blood cultures from now on.

Is that person you're evaluating lacking confidence or too soft spoken, or are they actually just exemplifying humility (which is an incredibly valuable trait in a physician)?

Rounding in the ICU on the weekend without pharmacy: 🥲

DO I LOVE THE NICU OR DO I JUST LOVE BABIES?!? THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE… HELP!!!

To celebrate Black History Month and to honor some of the PPAC's successful black alumni, we are highlighting some of our previous students in the hopes of creating more awareness for diversity in healthcare. Congratulations K'Shylah on all of your accomplishments!

If you think 15 weeks is “not far off from viability”, you shouldn’t have control of any decisions at all over reproductive law.

Me, an intern, explaining the difference between interns and attendings: "You want Tylenol? That's a me level decision. You want the blessing to get discharged home? That's the attending." 😅

The pediatrics residency interview

I don’t know who needs to hear this but rest is not a reward. You don’t have to earn rest. You need rest. You deserve rest. You are worthy of rest simply because you are a living being. And don’t ever feel guilty for taking time to rest.

Change the culture

@DGlaucomflecken The man is telling the truth. ERAS has become the AAMC’s cash cow, with revenue (and revenue growth) that far outpaces their other programs. In 2019, ERAS took in $94 million in revenue - more than doubling its revenue from a decade before.

This one right here

At what point of medical training do I feel like I have my act together?

Happy Friday You don’t have to breastfeed if you don’t want to /fin