> Having been through residency myself Throwaway because it was so disheartening to read this perspective. > The first is that 16 hrs is too long of a shift to be working throughout, as is 24 hrs. What I'd tell you is…
> empirically produced lower rates Come on. You know people are lying out their asses about hours. Here's an idea. 12 hour shifts. Like nurses. And NPs. And PAs. Who also do handoffs.
> Why they did a big study to see what was best As you well know, everyone lies through their teeth when it comes to hours violations.
The problem isn't the number of doctors we produce, but the number of residency spots.
>Also, a 28 hour shift doesn't mean that the doctor is working (or even awake) the entire time - they're on-shift, but there are periods of downtime. It's not necessarily 28 hours of constant activity. Do you really…
> Having been through residency myself Throwaway because it was so disheartening to read this perspective. > The first is that 16 hrs is too long of a shift to be working throughout, as is 24 hrs. What I'd tell you is…
> empirically produced lower rates Come on. You know people are lying out their asses about hours. Here's an idea. 12 hour shifts. Like nurses. And NPs. And PAs. Who also do handoffs.
> Why they did a big study to see what was best As you well know, everyone lies through their teeth when it comes to hours violations.
The problem isn't the number of doctors we produce, but the number of residency spots.
>Also, a 28 hour shift doesn't mean that the doctor is working (or even awake) the entire time - they're on-shift, but there are periods of downtime. It's not necessarily 28 hours of constant activity. Do you really…