Is residency an exercise in futility?
It was Saturday. My first day off in the last 14, which included three 26-hour calls. My wife was left home alone for these stretches to care for our 2-week-old son. I’m sitting on the couch, reading a book to my little man, enjoying a much-needed breather, and making up for lost time in seeing him grow into a person.
And the phone rings. Concurrent emergent cardiac surgeries: the only way that …
