Stressed and sad as a medical intern? You ’re not alone

A few weeks after I started residency, two of my peers killed themselves in New York City. No one I knew was surprised. Intern year is hell, and everybody knows it from TV shows like “Scrubs” and books like “House of God.” Old doctors tell tall tales of working a million hours without sleep before training standards got “soft,” limiting residents’ monthly work hours to 320 and requiring four days off. That’s double the average worker’s hours with half the time off. But why is intern year hell? High-pressure jobs with long hours in other fields don’t produce the same rates of depression and suicide. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs