Shailin Thomas
@shailinthomas.bsky.social
Proto-Radiologist. Pseudo-Lawyer. By way of NYU School of Medicine and Harvard Law School. He/him.
Me: What’s red ear syndrome?
Rheumatologist: It’s a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
Rheumatologist: It’s a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Me: What’s red ear syndrome?
Rheumatologist: It’s a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
Rheumatologist: It’s a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
Attending: Hey you missed an aneurysm on that CTA
Me: Oh my bad — must have been subtle
The CTA:
Me: Oh my bad — must have been subtle
The CTA:
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Attending: Hey you missed an aneurysm on that CTA
Me: Oh my bad — must have been subtle
The CTA:
Me: Oh my bad — must have been subtle
The CTA:
It’s now Twitter/Bluesky official
February 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It’s now Twitter/Bluesky official
Jimmy Carter gave up his peanut farm to avoid the appearance of impropriety when he became President. Truly the most decent man to ever hold the office. May we be lucky enough to have another leader like him in our future.
December 29, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Jimmy Carter gave up his peanut farm to avoid the appearance of impropriety when he became President. Truly the most decent man to ever hold the office. May we be lucky enough to have another leader like him in our future.
Me logging into PACS to go over my reports with the attending:
December 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Me logging into PACS to go over my reports with the attending:
Maybe I'm just a scaredy cat, but a 30% fatality rate seems pretty ominous to me.
December 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Maybe I'm just a scaredy cat, but a 30% fatality rate seems pretty ominous to me.
A little academic time is good for the soul
December 5, 2024 at 6:50 PM
A little academic time is good for the soul
Pouring one out for all the med students who won’t get to close now
December 4, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Pouring one out for all the med students who won’t get to close now
This is literally every conversation I had with attendings when they would ask me questions on rounds
December 2, 2024 at 5:47 PM
This is literally every conversation I had with attendings when they would ask me questions on rounds
This spam texter is about to get a new best friend
November 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM
This spam texter is about to get a new best friend
One thing I love about living in NYC is that I can take my dog everywhere when I run errands
November 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
One thing I love about living in NYC is that I can take my dog everywhere when I run errands
How it felt starting residency at 31
November 30, 2024 at 12:37 AM
How it felt starting residency at 31
Nobody:
The new US Department of Health and Human Services:
The new US Department of Health and Human Services:
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Nobody:
The new US Department of Health and Human Services:
The new US Department of Health and Human Services:
Doctors after they finish residency
November 14, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Doctors after they finish residency
Me as I write “no acute intracranial abnormality” on my 25th straight CT
November 13, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Me as I write “no acute intracranial abnormality” on my 25th straight CT
Nothing says government efficiency like making an entirely new government department and having two co-chairs.
November 13, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Nothing says government efficiency like making an entirely new government department and having two co-chairs.
I now realize I had been completely taking it for granted that we hadn’t had a trash medical take from Leana Wen in like 3 years
November 12, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I now realize I had been completely taking it for granted that we hadn’t had a trash medical take from Leana Wen in like 3 years
Me to myself waking up at 5am as a 32-year-old intern while my friends in business were making six figures and sleeping in until 8am.
November 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Me to myself waking up at 5am as a 32-year-old intern while my friends in business were making six figures and sleeping in until 8am.
If radiology ran the hospital
November 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
If radiology ran the hospital
Nobody:
Me paging my attending overnight as an intern:
Me paging my attending overnight as an intern:
February 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Nobody:
Me paging my attending overnight as an intern:
Me paging my attending overnight as an intern:
The real question is physician quality, though. I already have a doctor on-call 24/7 (myself) and he is terrible.
February 13, 2024 at 1:15 AM
The real question is physician quality, though. I already have a doctor on-call 24/7 (myself) and he is terrible.
Signing out at the end of a night shift as an intern
January 25, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Signing out at the end of a night shift as an intern
HELLO CAN YOU SPARE A TREAT IN THESE TRYING TIMES
September 25, 2023 at 11:27 PM
HELLO CAN YOU SPARE A TREAT IN THESE TRYING TIMES
We were so close that we got spit on by Leslie Odom Jr. and it was amazing.
September 24, 2023 at 9:31 PM
We were so close that we got spit on by Leslie Odom Jr. and it was amazing.
Me as a first-year radiology resident congratulating myself after a hard day of misreading studies and slowing down the attending
August 20, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Me as a first-year radiology resident congratulating myself after a hard day of misreading studies and slowing down the attending