PD Gifts

The flower arrangement is a good idea. It can be so tough to be gifts for people you don't know!

As for the PD gift....does s/he have any hobbies?

I have few gifts in mind for DHs new PD.... (and the beauty is that those don't cost anything ).

[fluffhead]

I have few gifts in mind for DHs new PD....

my thoughts exactly.
a nice gift is the last thing we'd want to get for him.

[Meenah]

How about a necklace with a vial containing a drop of blood from each resident and each resdident's spouse.

Or a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.
Luanne

How about a necklace with a vial containing a drop of blood from each resident and each resdident's spouse.

Or a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.
Luanne

OMG, crack me up, Luanne!

[fluffhead]

Or a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.

maybe he could use it to hone his skills:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...40746995&itm=9

[Amiens]

How about a necklace with a vial containing a drop of blood from each resident and each resdident's spouse.

maybe he could use it to hone his skills:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...40746995&itm=9

Ummm I guess that's easier than giving up your firstborn child.

Crystal

[Meenah]

If the program director has a sense of humor, you could get a "pretend" blood necklace. You could say it was designed by Angelina Jolie and Bily Bob Thornton.
Luanne

[Amiens]

It could be one of those necklaces that has a vial of bubble solution in it, but fill it with red food coloring instead.

Crystal

[Sheherezade]

The trend with gifts at programs DH has attended leaned towards nice bookends for the office, classic works in the medical field (first edition or antique), surgical equipment (antique) and jewelry with some sentiment (we got compass cufflinks once). You can get old medical volumes/instruments through eBay and Amazon. As much as I like the vial of blood ----yu probably really do need to come up with a PC gift!

DH's program is kinda unique in that they fit in both the IM and Peds departments, so the IM/Peds PD is really an advocate for them as the residents transition in and out of the categorical programs.

That pretty much sums up the problem. Ideally, the PD should be an advocate for the residents and also have a strong interest in resident education. I know, picky picky picky. I would say more, but DH would probably freak that I posted this in one of the open forums.

The PD isn't that bad but not gift-worthy (well, any of the "normal" gifts suggested ). The one at the prior program was a serious toad. I'd have an extra-special present for him.

[Amiens]

Actually dh's PD is really good. I was jumping on the bandwagon. It will be interesting to see how the residents do gifts this year, because the PD just changed or are changing soon. Dh thinks the incoming PD is more of an advocate for residents than the outgoing.

Crystal

My husband's PD was such a spineless schmuck (oops) that the topic of gifts never really came up. Someone always collected for something minor (a pen or the like) that they gave to the doc who was the year's best educator. That ended up being pretty meaningless, too, b/c there were really only a handful of good teachers, and it became really obvious that they were consistently getting the "award". Eventually they started to be circulate it from year to year to maintain good feelings between the residents / attendings.

SOOOOOO glad to be moving on. Can you tell??