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Hello all! I'd really appreciate it if anyone could point me to some IM residencies that they feel have a light call schedule so that I might consider eventually applying to them (I'm planning to apply to both IM and FP). I'm open to going anywhere in the country.
The thing is that I don't tolerate all-nighters very well in the physical sense. I'm very conscientious and thorough about whatever I happen to be working on, but ever since I can remember I have felt pretty ill every time I pulled an all-nighter which I blame on asthma (so far, for lack of better explanation). It doesn't matter if I'm at a party having the time of my life, so it's not at all something I can control. If I ever find a cure for this, that would be super but for now I'm trying to find a residency that requires the least call or an arrangement that allows for longer work days in place of all nighters (does "night float" work that way?).
I would rather work 16 hrs a day, than say 12 hour days + a 30 hour shift once a week, if that makes any sense. Cushiness isn't necessary in terms of academics or the quality of performance expected from residents at the program, it's only about the sleeplessness aspect.
The thing is that I don't tolerate all-nighters very well in the physical sense. I'm very conscientious and thorough about whatever I happen to be working on, but ever since I can remember I have felt pretty ill every time I pulled an all-nighter which I blame on asthma (so far, for lack of better explanation). It doesn't matter if I'm at a party having the time of my life, so it's not at all something I can control. If I ever find a cure for this, that would be super but for now I'm trying to find a residency that requires the least call or an arrangement that allows for longer work days in place of all nighters (does "night float" work that way?).
I would rather work 16 hrs a day, than say 12 hour days + a 30 hour shift once a week, if that makes any sense. Cushiness isn't necessary in terms of academics or the quality of performance expected from residents at the program, it's only about the sleeplessness aspect.