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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 s
by cloverich 10y ago
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.
- adamweld 10y agoThat 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.
- cloverich 10y agoIt 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. http://www.acgme.org/What-We-Do/Accreditation/Duty-Hours http://www.acgme.org/What-We-Do/Accreditation/Duty-Hours