Ever wonder what it’s like to be a resident doctor?
I found out with my “A day in the life of” initiative at work. Last week, I followed a group of resident doctors over the course of a twelve hour shift and gave our followers a candid snapshot into a typical workday at St. Paul’s Hospital, a clinical academic teaching hospital in downtown Vancouver. I fielded questions from our community, posted photos and video for the behind-the-scenes snapshot.
It was illuminating, especially how many patients they see on rounds and how much the time was needed to report on patient care and treatment. And on top of that, resident doctors attend teaching rounds, focusing on different medical topics and spend 2-3 hours reading and studying every day.
Here’s some sample tweets:
Fun fact: when I asked my group of docs what their favourite medical show was, the answer was unanimously House; Grey’s Anatomy being the worst.
At 12 hours, it was a hella long day and I was dog tired by the time I got home. I can’t believe these are the hours that doctors work every single day. And with compassion, patience and understanding. Now that I know what the doctors have to deal with when a patient is admitted to hospital, I have so much more admiration for them.
View all the photos and tweets under my Twitter moments.
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