#howtothriveinresidency

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How to survive 30-hour call

For all the interns who are taking part in the intervention arm of the iCompare study which relaxes ACGME work duty hours or for residents who have to  violate duty hours for reasons take your pick (poor staffing, attendings and fellows who don’t care, sick patients, required meetings), here are my favorite things to pack while on 30-hour call!

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1. Sweater. Call gets chilly at 3 am.

2. Cooler bag filled with heart healthy dinner and breakfast options. I don’t need to subject my coronaries to the cafeteria all day AND night!

3. Socks. Toes also get cold at night

4. Eye mask for the lucky who are granted a few hours to shut eye. This is a must! As are ear plugs (not shown)

5. Hair tie - hair gets gross overnight

6. iPhone charger because they don’t make phone batteries like they use to and certainly not for 30 hours of use

7. Badge to get into high security parts of the hospital. 

8. Stethoscope. Self-explanatory

9. ACLS cards: chaos happens at night

10. Pager(s) as the case may be.

11. Personal hygiene for those that personally like to practice: Mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, floss. 

It all goes into an overnight bag and I guarantee you’ll feel thankful you didn’t succumb to that greesy pizza or dry stale turkey sandwich.  You may even feel refreshed come morning?

xoxox

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Another presentation and poster to top off the other 100 item residency program completion checklist?

So I’m wrapping up research time which means poster, presentation, papers, and REPORTS. I’ve never written a report before and thought if I can’t get the content right on the first go, why not at least get the layout right.