NEWS4's Dr. Dave Hnida is here with News for Your Health and to tell us why there may not be that much of a difference. Not much difference at all, internship and residency were the worst years of my life. You worry you're going to hurt someone, then the tiredness gets so bad you really don't care if you hurt someone.
Studies show people who are sleep-deprived function as poorly as a person who's been drinking.
Just what you want to hear if you or a loved one is sick in the hospital. And that's why medical residents are asking the government for some new rules, and tell me you think these are reasonable. Limit the amount of hours they work each week to 80, many now average more than 100. I averaged 92. Doctors would also like to limit the number of hours worked without a break to 24 hours.