Title says it all. Are there resources that schools offer to help with this stuff? What accommodations (if any) do med schools have for this stuff in general?
Actually I managed to control them pretty well in college for like three years, but they did get worse and I had some lifestyle/med adjustments, so I don't really know what they would've done, sorry. One of my triggers, however, is sleep deprivation. Can medical schools somehow accomodate this lolI presume your undergraduate programs did accommodate your disability. Can you describe what you received? If so, you should be able to share that documentation with any school.
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It will vary from school to school, and depend a great deal on the particularities of your condition. MD education programs are not uniform in the demands they place on students, especially in clinical settings. They also do not have equal access to resources to provide accommodations. What is reasonable at one institution may be unreasonable at another.Actually I managed to control them pretty well in college for like three years, but they did get worse and I had some lifestyle/med adjustments, so I don't really know what they would've done, sorry. One of my triggers, however, is sleep deprivation. Can medical schools somehow accomodate this lol
lol that's alright. I'm not interested in some super intense specialty anyway. I'm more of a PM/R, family medicine or hospice/palliative care type of person. Would those be impacted at all by functioning while sleep deprived?It will vary from school to school, and depend a great deal on the particularities of your condition. MD education programs are not uniform in the demands they place on students, especially in clinical settings. They also do not have equal access to resources to provide accommodations. What is reasonable at one institution may be unreasonable at another.
I will say that if your epilepsy significantly impacts your ability to function while sleep deprived, your specialty choices are going to be somewhat limited.
All of those are pretty amenable to a "normal" work schedule as an attending, but during medical school and residency you will almost certainly be expected to work 12, 24, or more hour shifts, take overnight calls, work night shifts, etc. Some schools and programs may be able to accommodate schedule adjustments to minimize flipping back and forth between nights and days, allow you to work two 12s instead of a 24, etc. but this would not be without difficulty or some inconvenience to your coresidents.lol that's alright. I'm not interested in some super intense specialty anyway. I'm more of a PM/R, family medicine or hospice/palliative care type of person. Would those be impacted at all by functioning while sleep deprived?