Professional: World War 3...

So I'm about to take on a whole department who wants to make me do high liability scutwork that I don't want to do.

I think I have a pretty solid argument and documentation that backs up my assertion that we are narrowly focusing on "research" within only this one area that is not in fact research as all we are doing are physical exams and signing our names to pieces of paper that have no bearing on our education.

As Jo so eloquently pointed out, the faculty is getting a very skewed view of all this, thinking that residents are just being lazy whiny bums. This is clearly a matter of perspective because if you'll notice, they aren't the one's on call working their asses off.

I take a lot of risks since I'm footing this alone. No husband. No kids. No pets. No responsibilities to anyone but myself. I guess I'm a bit of a maverick in some senses of the word :) Trust me, I would gladly give up the fight for a good man (not really) but it would definitely change things for me. But until then, I will keep fighting for what I believe is right because I'm the only person I have to answer to and look in the eye in the morning.