Call me. Call me any any any time.

One disadvantage of being a resident is the working pattern, and being on call frequently. 11-12+ hour days become the norm, overnight shifts here and there, days off few and far between. The hospital provides an on-call room with two twin beds, though I've yet to have time to nap or use them while on overnight. Instead, I'm spending a small fortune on coffee to keep me powered all the hours that Helios and Chronos send.

Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a typist!

I spend most of the day sitting at ergonomically disastrous computers, typing notes. I spend more time with a computer than patients, though still enjoy seeing patients when I get to. I look forward to ubiquitous computers which record the entire patient encounter and create the note using AI. I've had some really interesting patients, with a variety of diseases and conditions.

First day of really taking care of patients

Started on the wards today, taking a leap forward in responsibility. Everyone is still treating me very well, and it's great to be "Dr McCoy" looking after my own patients.