Single Coverage?

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What do the attendings out there think about working in a single coverage, low volume area? Not enough learning from other attendings? Not enough volume?

 

[BKN]

What do the attendings out there think about working in a single coverage, low volume area? Not enough learning from other attendings? Not enough volume?

I found it both stressful and boring. Or maybe stressful because of boring.😎

 

[beyond all hope]

I work single coverage occasionally. Sometimes you will get slammed and have to dig yourself out. If you have a critical patient the rest of the ER slows to a halt. Sometimes you can actually empty out the ED. Personally, I don't like it but it forces you to practice real medicine.

Where I work at a large academic center I can rely on my residents, get consults from any service, or admit to any service. It's a great working environment (at least for me) and good for patient care but it can make you soft.

 

[docB]

I done both, single coverage at a busy place and at a sleepy place. They all have their ups and downs. Single coverage is a really big chunk of they way EPs practice. I would imagine that the number of ERs out there that are single covered about equals the ones that are multicovered. Everyone in residency should realize that there's a good chance you will be flying solo at some point.

 

[The White Coat Investor]

I do both single coverage in a sleepy urgent care/free-standing ED and double coverage in a residency program. I like the variety.