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How do you guys in MD-only practices deal with these things?
Just like in residency, an attending will come give breaks (at the attending run practice I rotate at)
Sorry. I meant for attendings with no residents, no na's.
Between cases.
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Ditto. I am not in an attending only practice but when I was a resident, one of my rotations involved one. When we were not there they basically took care of these things between cases. Granted turnover there was quite slow. Also sometimes there was an attending waiting to go into a case, he would get another one out for a break. It didn't seem like it was a big deal.
A couple of days ago when I was the 2nd of 3 people to leave, I was sent into a room on my own while the late person covered other rooms and the recovery room. I had to start another case after the one I finished and was able to use the restroom in between these cases. It's what I've done in the past also.
Seems like a big negative of MD-only practices. In a care team setting, there are always people around for breaks and lunch. I haven't worked in an MD-only setting, but it seems like the staffing would be pretty tight. Even if there is one extra doc available most of the time, I'd imagine you'd rarely get out of your room. You don't want to seem needy or whatever.
I bring this up because I'm looking at some MD-only jobs. I just don't see myself eating energy bars for lunch and holding it for the next 20-30 years. Going to the bathroom between cases is a non-issue for reasonably short cases, but lunch or breaks during long cases seem like a problem. Turnover provides plenty of time for surgeons to eat since they finish before you and start the next case after you. Plus, you are in no position to bi+<h them out if they slow things down while the opposite isn't the case.
I get cranky and jittery when I don't eat for too long, and occasionally you've just gotta hit the head -now. It may seem like a small thing, but it makes me hesitant to apply for MD-only jobs that are otherwise great. That's why I want to know if it's a real issue or if it's not as bad as I imagine.
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How do you guys in MD-only practices deal with these things?