On Thank a Resident Day, here are a few things you may not know:
1. Residents work 60-80+ hours/week & make around $12-18 per hour. They get no extra pay for extra (residency) shifts.
2. They often work 28 hours straight & can be sleep deprived for much longer on “home call.”
You may have seen a hundred heart attacks, or a thousand diagnoses of cancer, but for the person experiencing illness, their life has been turned upside down.
Our normal days are their most difficult. I try to remember this even as I’m zooming in and out of patient rooms.
Good afternoon Twitter, X now lol, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted! The biggest update I have is that I was blessed with the birth of my daughter Sydney Renee on 1/20/24! 🥰
As exciting as this was, I want to share my birth story as it relates to importance of advocacy.
In the same day, I had the privilege of operating with both my residency coach and mentor, two black women, during Black History Month. Oh, and Happy National Black Woman Physician’s Day while we’re at it 😜🖤 #MedTwitter