Re:Medical school can be brutal, and it’s making many of us ...
by cloverich on Monday October 10, 2016 @07:58PM
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I still remember the first day of my surgery rotation, when the head surgeon came in to give us a lecture: "Sorry if I'm a bit off, I just finished a 30 hour shift and haven't slept yet." lol. It varies greatly by specialty and program but I can assure there are physicians who literally test the limits of how much you can work in a week.
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Re:Medical school can be brutal, and it’s making many of us ...
by adamweld on Monday October 10, 2016 @08:08PM
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That sounds incredibly dangerous. I don't doubt that it happens, but I'd much prefer the person cutting me open to not be fatigued and exhausted.
Re:Medical school can be brutal, and it’s making many of us ...
by cloverich on Monday October 10, 2016 @08:18PM
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It is. In surgical specialties, until very recently it not only happened but was absolutely normal and expected. I had one attending outright tell us that we (students) were not allowed to sleep on our 30 hour on-call shifts. To give some context, it is only recently that rules were passed to limit those hours -- to 80 (!!!) per week.
However, this is a vestige of the old culture and is slowly but surely being replaced both by new rules and, generally speaking, a better culture.