New Study: Clinical Decision-Making Impaired After 30-Hour Calls Based on Post-Call Spikes in Texts...
ANN ARBOR, MI - The past few years have witnessed several efforts to categorically study the effects of extended calls on residents’ satisfaction, performance, and...
Complete Guide to the Residency Application Process, Part 1
For many staring down the barrel of the residency application process, it can be incredibly daunting, if for no other reason than the fact...
ChooseMyPlate.gov Updates Plate Portions for Nurses, Docs
WASHINGTON, DC - The USDA website ChooseMyPlate.gov has updated its plate for all hospital personnel to remind them that while finding your healthy eating...
Geriatric Patient Miraculously Survives a 4-Day Weekend in the Hospital
NORTH PLATTE, NE - It was a true Christmas miracle for geriatric patient, Alfred Dwindles, when he found himself alive and without significant healthcare-induced...
Fancy Pants Intern Throws Away Spare Disposable Glove Like Some Kind of Millionaire
PORTLAND, OR - In an audacious display of waste and privilege, new intern Thomas Donaldson simply threw away a perfectly good disposable glove in...
ACGME Now Restricting Patient Hours, Cites Long Stays Not Helping Residents Learn
CHICAGO, IL – ACGME released recommendations yesterday that inpatients now have a hospital hour restriction. “We thought it was about time to limit the...
Psychiatry Residents Estimate that 30% of Consults are for Comatose Patients
Dr. Charles Willis scowls at his beeping pager for interrupting his lunch break. “Christ almighty, I can’t sit down for a couple hours without...
ZDoggMD: “Ain’t the Way to Die”
End of life care. We need to talk about it more...
From ZDoggMD: "Need help breaking the ice? Here’s Ain’t The Way To Die, based on the...
Ophthalmology Resident Consulted to Put Glasses On
Rapidly responding to his third page for acute onset vision loss from the ED, third year ophthalmology resident Dr Wobleski stepped into the eye...
Residency Program Biopsied, Found to Be Malignant
BOSTON, MA - After undergoing biopsy last week at the insistence of several concerned fourth-year medical students who matched at its program, Pathology has...