Sleep is a medical necessity
We have all heard the grumblings regarding the 80-hour resident workweek. This is due to the opinion that jobs after residency typically require hours that surpass 80 hours a week.
But, why? Why does medicine have to be this way?
I have worked 100 plus hour weeks for over 20 years, and I am exhausted. I am burned out and I can not catch up because of the sleep deprivation.
This …






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