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HEmanZ ◴[] No.45773856[source]
I hope that the actual medical field starts taking note of this.

My wife still has to work 24 hour shifts with no sleep, performing emergency surgeries no matter how long it has been since she slept. During residency only a few years ago she and her co-residents were almost weekly required to do 36 hour shifts (on top of their regular 16 hours per day, 5 day per week schedule) and once even a 48 hour shift when the hospital was short staffed.

Of course I’m sure they won’t. No one cares if doctors are over worked.

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jdthedisciple[dead post] ◴[] No.45774041[source]
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switchbak ◴[] No.45774735[source]
This is the nature of the medical system in North America, and some other advanced nations. Also, you're not just being blunt, you're being both ignorant and arrogant.
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1. cactusplant7374 ◴[] No.45776515{3}[source]
GP's wife isn't being forced into this profession and they are making a lot of money from it. Do we need to offer sympathy for all people with difficult working conditions regardless of the remuneration?