Stand Your Ground

Every August we hire new interns. They are fourth year students that need a year of practical experience in order to become a doctor. I have seen good ones and bad ones but never lazy ones, until yesterday. The office I work in is a very nice one even though the director demands extra work duties from you . We are a research based practice so keeping up with new information is very important. Even though it was not listed in their job description, there are some additional duties that the interns are responsible for. A senior doctor met with the new interns and detailed the new responsibilities. She was shocked when the interns said "no". This was not a yes or no meeting. This was a do what you are told meeting. They said that they were not hired to do anything more than see patients and they would have to speak to a higher up about this. The doctor was stunned. When you are new in a job you do not say no. What these interns do not realize is that they are in a practice that is very close knit and to shirk responsibilities becomes everyone's business. Today there will be a group discussion about who will set these new interns straight. Today they will learn that no is not an option.