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...
If the Alcoholic Patient in Room 320 Soils His Sheets Again, Nurse Plans on...
MIAMI, FL - Emily Jenkins, a medical ward nurse, plans on completely "losing it" if the alcoholic patient in room 320 soils his bed sheets...
Anesthesia resident lauded for poise during intubation, admits he had no clue what happened
PORTLAND, OR - Ms. Wee was prepped for her biannual joint replacement in OR 4, but this time would be different. Anesthesia resident Dr....
STAT Officially Means “Maybe”
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Ever wonder why your 8 AM stat blood draw hasn’t been done even though it’s now 7 PM the next day? ...
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...
Intern Spotted Rounding with Tip Jar, Asking for Spare Change
PITTSBURGH, PA - Medicine intern Randy McMichael has been trying to make his measly paycheck last each month. Despite making the usual sacrifices -...
Overbearing Senior Resident Unaware of Own Skill in Alienating Others
The first day of Marcella Wallace’s dermatology rotation quickly went downhill when she was exposed to Dr. H. William Wellington-Rothschild, Jr.
“Call me Chaz, everyone...
New battery-free pager powered by residents’ sweat and tears.
In a seemingly limitless display of fiscal ingenuity, hospital administrators have invented a battery-free pager. Administrators have long lamented the hundreds of dollars wasted...
Scientists, Spiritual Leaders Unlock Meaning of Life: Charting, More Charting
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - A week-long meeting of the world's leading scientists, scholars, and spiritual leaders at The Hague has culminated in a solution to mankind's...
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...