One purpose of an internship in medicine is to harden the trainee to sleep deprivation, and still do what has to be done. The PTSD that is a consequence, will be with them for the rest of their lives, and colors their relationships with others permanently. I trained at Charity Hospital in NO. The uncaring violence is always with me, until I am healed, by God’s Grace
You can never get used to sleep deprivation. It affects your health.
I read recently that they are trying not to make interns and residents too many hours, and everything still gets done and they stay healthy too.
His Grace is sufficient! I think one of the things the newer grads are missing with the work hour restrictions is learning about themselves. in internship i learned how to come to the absolute end of my physical and emotional energy then pull on my big girl pants and do what had to be done. You learn as much about yourself as you do about patients in internship
boy I am not seeing this with interns and residents today.
Because of hosptialists, many residents have more of 12 hour schedule.
Yeah, that "is" the propaganda line. The real reason is to wash out as many candidates as possible in order to keep the number of doctors small and wages high, and the human consequences be damned.
Same as the artificially high academic standard requirements in courses not necessary for expertise in medicine. I watched that happen to many pre-meds..."aced the medical stuff like comparative anatomy, but got a "C" in physics? no med school for you".
You are as much a victim as those who got washed out. I feel for your time at Charity in NO (I am from Louisiana and "get it" about the "uncaring violence).