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On Call Me Maybe
After starting residency, “on call” turned out to have far more meanings than I previously imagined.
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28 Hour Days
Geocentric 24-hour days are no match for residency.
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The Coolest Pediatricians
UCSD Pediatrics residents show off how cool they are in a video, and I make an appearance.
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Healthcare Workers During COVID-19
I spent a lot of time trying to find the original source for this drawing to give appropriate credit. The artist signed it but I wasn’t able to read the name well enough at this resolution, and reverse image searching turned up a bunch of reposters.
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Altered Timescale
All of my time estimates need to be corrected by a factor of two.
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New Ontology
After a week or so of orientations and Neurology crash courses, disorienting orientations, collecting badges to four different hospitals, and panicked texts to our chief residents, Adam and I started our lives as Neurology residents today. Adam and I started together in 2018, making him my co-resident and “neurobro” for the duration of this journey.…
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An End and A Beginning
One week ago, I walked away from my last ever ED shift, and with it, my time as a Pediatrics resident. From here onward, I’m exclusively a Neurology resident: No more well child checks, runny noses, or asthma exacerbations. It went by so quickly—in large part, I imagine, due to the work hours, but also…
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Burnout
There is a tiredness that seeps into the soul. Not a lack of sleep or some physical exhaustion; No, this weariness originates in the mind, From which it stretches forth, Penetrating the deepest recesses of the body. Once established it refuses to dissipate. A dense fog coloring experiences in grayscale; It adds burdensome weight to…
Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.