Nice briefcase?

My wife framed this for me when I graduated. Not this exact format, but this poem.

MBH alum here. Concur.

She won’t need a reflex hammer. That’s why stethoscope bells exist.

A watch is a nice gift. My parents and in-laws gave me a watch for graduation. The movers stole it from our belongings when I finished residency.

If you want a humorous gift to go with your nice gift, give her a box of safety pins. She’ll get the joke. (Neurologists poke people with needles or broken tongue depressors to check for sharp sensation)

This is what I got my brother. Full leather.

I have no idea what you said after pen.

But yeah, you do tend to sign a lot of BS.

For the neurologist who don't need no neurosurgery consult:

https://www.appalachianodditieswv.com/product/trephaning-set/294

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@Sartorius

I would get her a nice leather doctor’s bag for all her tools ie. stethoscope, reflex hammer, tuning forks, pins, etc.  They sell some that are more “feminine”.  I’d budget ~ $150 to $200, but it could be more or less.  Something like this style.  Enlist your wife or a female friend to search for something a woman would like.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/242213696/vintage-style-handmade-dip-dye-leather

Those are good reflex hammers but I use this one.  You need a long arc to get a good tendon stretch



https://www.amazon.com/MDF-Neurological-superficial-responses-Free-Parts/dp/B002DW12NC

Also buy disposable Medi Pins to test sensation rather than safety pins which no one cleans and can spread disease.



She will figure it out on her own, but tell her to be a neuro-hospitalist.  In-patient shift work in a hospital only.  She has fixed hours, makes great money, usually works one week on, one week off.  NO long-term, out-patient clinic.  The latter will eat her alive.  

Another option is to do a Sleep Medicine fellowship after her neurology residency and work in a sleep lab but NO on call at the hospital.  It’s outpatient medicine but very specialized.

ETA
Get 2 or more pairs; she can wear one pair while the other dries out. Shoes can get VERY funky, as you know.

This is the most boomer post I've ever read.  Get her a dashpass giftcard so she can eat, or cash.

stethescope-she has one
coat-residency gives you several
pens,watches, plaques- no one her age cares about this stuff, and she probably won't have an office...I've never had an actual "office" in 12 years
some neurologists get into the "bag" of tuning forks, cinnamon and a feather (IFKYK), but most women don't

Needs the head mirror