Surviving medical education--particularly internship and residency--requires a tolerance for brutal sleep deprivation.
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Sleep requirements seem to be affected by genes, eg http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813142459.htm …. Some people only need 4-6 hours a night.
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Does medicine select for these people? How does this affect practitioners in other ways?
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@St_Rev Doctors trying to change it claim it degrades quality of care rather than fails people out.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@TrivialGravitas I'm aware, I'm asking an unrelated question.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@TrivialGravitas Looks like 20% for surgery residents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20739854
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