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I don't think your two stories are the same thing. The MIT professor was being blunt, but not rude, and providing helpful advice (if not in a pleasant form). Th

by gruseom 17y ago

I don't think your two stories are the same thing. The MIT professor was being blunt, but not rude, and providing helpful advice (if not in a pleasant form). The medical professor was being rude to the point of abuse, and was not being helpful so much as an enforcer of the insane culture of medical training that causes residents to have to stay up for several nights in a row in the first place. (IIRC, sleep deprivation has been shown to lead to increased medical errors.)

llimllib 17y ago
> (IIRC, sleep deprivation has been shown to lead to increased medical errors.) It has[1]. However, it's not as cut-and-dried as it might seem at first. Decreased hours for physicians lead to more handoffs between physicians, and each handoff is a potential source of error[2]. Therefore, a proper balance between hours and handoffs, as well as new institutional practices, are required to bring patient safety to an optimal level. [1]: http://sumerdoc.blogspot.com/2006/04/sleep-deprivation-leads-to-medical.html http://sumerdoc.blogspot.com/2006/04/sleep-deprivation-leads... [2]: http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/09/hazards_of_hand.html http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/09/hazards_of_ha...