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Submitted by PeterElias on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 06:00
It was well into my third year. Because I lived a distance from the medical center and shared cars with a group of other medical students, it was not unusual that I would spend the night at the hospital. When this happened, I would split my time between the library (or some other place to read and study) or sitting near the front desk of the emergency department, watching for interesting cases that I might follow and learn from during the course of the evening. I still remember ‘cluster night.’
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Submitted by PeterElias on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 06:00
Jigsaw puzzles were a traditional part of our family’s summer vacations.
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Submitted by PeterElias on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 06:00
(Dedicated to Robert J. Haggerty, MD)
It was winter and I was almost halfway through my third year of medical school in Rochester, New York. I was enjoying my pediatric rotation, even though it meant I was up much of every third night, and chronically sleep deprived. Getting to bed by 2 am and having three or more hours of uninterrupted sleep was considered a good night. In addition to pediatrics, I was learning to nap, and trying to learn to function despite exhaustion.
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