22 Apr
2011
22 Apr
'11
9:39 a.m.
On 22 Apr 2011 at 6:04, Al Kossow wrote:
So what does this hazing accomplish, beyond it being
'tradition'? I
worked at the Medical College of Wisconsin for a few years, and I
never understood why they do this to interns.
...and they wonder why some people are fearful of physicians...
Would you fly as a passenger on a jet whose pilots pulled 30 hour
shifts routinely? I wouldn't--hell, I wouldn't ride on a bus whose
driver was pulling a 3-day no-sleep shift.
Of course, having a dopey-from-no-sleep intern order drugs and
perform procedures on your person couldn't possibly go wrong, could
it?
--Chuck