Breaking Hours?

[turkleton]

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Hey all. Few months into the big dance, I was wondering if you guys have been hours compliant. I know I haven't. I'm not complaining, just an observation. It's been tough to get all my work done under 80 hours, and you feel like a jerk handing your fellow interns on call a long list of things to do/need followed up on. I've probably been closer to 85-90. How you guys doing?

By the way, I don't care what the old timers say, 90 hours is still a LOT.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Hey all. Few months into the big dance, I was wondering if you guys have been hours compliant. I know I haven't. I'm not complaining, just an observation. It's been tough to get all my work done under 80 hours, and you feel like a jerk handing your fellow interns on call a long list of things to do/need followed up on. I've probably been closer to 85-90. How you guys doing?

By the way, I don't care what the old timers say, 90 hours is still a LOT.

No argument frm this old-timer...it IS a lot of hours (even if we did more while trudging uphill in snow both ways to work)!😉

 

[fineline]

I was the one who threw a chunk of ice at your head.

 

[oompaloompa]

oops

 

[fineline]

You're really going to blame JCAHO for the fact that a majority of training programs are run by ******s and *****s? I mean, JCAHO isn't helping, no doubt, but let's not forget: BIG PICTURE.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I was the one who threw a chunk of ice at your head.

I thought that was you hiding behind the rock.

😡

 

[fineline]

I corrected your strabismus, didn't I?

 

[Winged Scapula]

I corrected your strabismus, didn't I?

You know perfectly well I have perfect vision. But now I hear music whenever I try to focus.

Thanks a lot.😡

 

[fineline]

But now I hear music whenever I try to focus.

That's an improvement over the sound of the ocean most wimmen have, isn't it? You can pay me by check or major credit card.

 

[Winged Scapula]

That's an improvement over the sound of the ocean most wimmen have, isn't it? You can pay me by check or major credit card.

How I do make that check out?

To..&*^% or God&*^%%^

 

[fineline]

To..&*^% or God&*^%%^

Are you banging your head on the keyboard again? If so, then continue!

 

[Apollyon]

Now who's derailing the thread??

 

[fineline]

Uh ...turkleton?

 

[Winged Scapula]

Now who's derailing the thread??

yeah, I know I'm guilty of that fairly often...one of the other Admins always gets mad at me and All4MyDaughter for going off-topic in our forum.

Ok, back to the original topic...

 

[edmadison]

I was lucky, my program had a PD who was militant (and military) about the hours. It took a year or two, but the culture changed and we had few problems with hours (even with our neonatology attendings). Our senior residents made it their job to watch the 'terns hours. It worked out ok. Until a program does something like this from the "top down", it won't change. Unless your program is like this, the only thing to do is make anonymous complaints to the ACGME/RRC. Just keep you head down and make sure noone can identify you.

Ed