missmathematics Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hi everyone How does the schedule for residency work? I know that it varies between specialties but I am concerned about being on call all night. How does everyone do it? I like to sleep at night... Is it as bad as everyone says it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Some old threads: http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40572 http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64881 You'll get a taste of it during your clerkship rotations. It's like pulling an all-nighter (if you've ever done that)... you'll get used to it eventually (or not, in which case you go into a more sleep-friendly field). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hi everyone How does the schedule for residency work? I know that it varies between specialties but I am concerned about being on call all night. How does everyone do it? I like to sleep at night... Is it as bad as everyone says it is? Even on call you likely will get some sleep most of the time - there were only a handful of times I got absolutely no sleep. There are limits - max call is one if four for instance although I was very rarely doing that. Call is part of the job I guess - many specialties have that as attendings as well. That all being said I know rads call is pretty brutal as I have sat with the rads residents a few times. As a rule if anyone else is doing something then you very likely have some imaging to interpret as a result. Long nights but at least is more like one in 6-8. Some people really cannot handle it well - and that is a good thing to learn in clerkship so you can chose an appropriate specialty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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