> Specialist doctors are not staying late on a Friday or working the weekend This isn’t true. Obstetricians work 24 hour shifts as standard. Babies don’t get

> Specialist doctors are not staying late on a Friday or working the weekend This isn’t true. Obstetricians work 24 hour shifts as standard. Babies don’t get born 9-5. If you come into the ER on a Friday night with severe brain damage you’re seeing the neurologist immediately. If you have a punctured lung you’re not waiting for the pulmonologist to clock in at 9AM. Nearly all medical specialties work shift patterns or are required to be on call.