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How do I go about disclosing something like that?
Would it still be possible to apply to the schools I missed deadlines for, or just safer not to?
Is it okay if I switch to another lab that doesn't demand 18-hour days (weekends included) for weeks at a time, for my mental health?
I probably come across as neurotic or something, but I really do want to do translational research and care for patients.
Neuronix, how much sleep deprivation is there in medical school? I'm okay with 18-hour workdays, but not chronic 18-hour workdays without rest.
With all due respect to your experience as a doctor, I would rather trust the assessment of my counselor in this regard. I will ask my counselor again about if I might be at high risk of dropping out of medical school / if this path might be wrong for me. She did not bring up any concerns with my plans. She is a psychiatrist (but she doesn't prescribe me any drugs), so she has gone through medical school. My pre-med adviser also did not seem to think it was a big deal, but I will ask him again as well.
Isn't residency capped at an average of 80 hrs/week? 16*6 is 96 hours. The extra 16 hours is two full nights of sleep...
Neuronix, how much sleep deprivation is there in medical school? I'm okay with 18-hour workdays, but not chronic 18-hour workdays without rest. My situation over the spring/summer was at least one all-nighter a week, without time to catch up. For months. I was doing a mix of physically vigorous work and thinking really hard.