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My colleagues and I firmly believe that an employment history can better prepare one for both med school and beyond.Well...if it's planned far enough in advance and you use your approved paid time off you might be able to...(only half kidding I've heard plenty of interns getting their vacation schedule approved).
But do you think working 40 hrs/week prepared you for working 80 hrs/week? I'm doing about 20 hrs/week rn ( I'm basically stuck working part-time because the surgeon I work for only needs a part-time scribe and no other surgeons need scribes rn) and I don't even think it can be compared to 40 hrs/week ( it feels super chill which is what I want before grinding at least 60 hrs/week for med school). I think even normal full time jobs can't prepare you for residency.
My point seems to be getting lost. This isn't about the 80 hours and thier toll on you. It's more about that people who have been professional students are unprepared for the workplace (residency is their first actual job) and thus, have poor employment attitudes. In essence, they treat M3/4 and residency like school, not work.
And some of you who are hard workers but are getting triggered by these observations, stop projecting.
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