New data: Long hours (≥60 per week) & extended shifts (≥24 hours) pose a danger to patient safety & to residents.
The combination has a synergistic effect, amplifying medical errors, car crashes, and needle sticks.
It’s time to rethink the way we’ve always done things.
You know it's been an amazing week when not only did you match at your #1 choice for residency, but your family also pulled off a surprise #cameo from @dglaucomflecken to celebrate https://t.co/sQFmzIX8Zp via @bookcameo
Temp screener at front door: "I can't get a reading on you, you're too cold" ... Me: "well it's 2 degrees outside" ... Them: "ah got it you're good!" (Thermometer reads 94.3) #futility 🤷🏼♀️
@PatrickClarke_ In a moment of sheer boldness a few weeks ago I corrected my attending when she introduced me with the wrong name. Still get panic sweats thinking about it tbh
The 12-year-old golden retriever passed away this week after more than a decade of daily hikes that made him and his partner, Sampson, famous. https://t.co/HCD0AwLBhq
Four years ago tomorrow someone told me "don't be so down, Trump might not be as bad as you think!" I'm writing this from inside a BSL-3, during a pandemic in which my government rejected science. If you can vote in the US and haven't yet, please vote today! #EveryVoteMatters