On-call for Medical Students?

[rjm]

Well in 2007/08 when I was in third year we had to do oncalls and get signed off. And some people's were on the weekends. I used to go in saturday mornings to AMU and clerk patients.

I also know that me and others in my year stayed late in obs and gynae, but that was in pompey.

No compulsory oncalls in paeds now, or if they are they dont have to get signed off/ noone is policing is and therefore does not appear that anyone does them!

[Gizmo says -]

ahhh.

perhaps they are all 'iding from you, macca.

[cj09]

As a first year med student, are you expected to do a night shift once in a while? If not, could you offer to volunteer during a night shift?

[rjm]

As a first year med student, are you expected to do a night shift once in a while? If not, could you offer to volunteer during a night shift?

Why are you so desperate to do night shifts? I dont get it. If I could never do nights again I wouldnt complain!!

*currently on nights*

[yazoo]

I not too keen on them myself. But I do think that some out of hours experience is great for med students, and I encourage them to do it. Not nights, however. Or not all night, anyway.


cj09, nights are pretty much out as a 1st year, IMO. You need to have some proper ward & patient experience before you do out of hours work.

[cj09]

Why are you so desperate to do night shifts? I dont get it. If I could never do nights again I wouldnt complain!!

I'm more curious than "desperate" actually. I'd like to know what is expected of med students concerning night shifts, on-call etc. Yeah I'd like to experience doing night shifts when i'm in med school; but telling me otherwise is not really in your, or anyone else's, place to tell me differently. Everyone is different.

You don't have to "get it", you should just answer someone's question without making it about you and what you don't get.

[cj09]

cj09, nights are pretty much out as a 1st year, IMO. You need to have some proper ward & patient experience before you do out of hours work.

Thanks for letting me know. Is it during your third year when night shifts are introduced to your schedule/timetable?

[rjm]

I'm more curious than "desperate" actually. I'd like to know what is expected of med students concerning night shifts, on-call etc. Yeah I'd like to experience doing night shifts when i'm in med school; but telling me otherwise is not really in your, or anyone else's, place to tell me differently. Everyone is different.

You don't have to "get it", you should just answer someone's question without making it about you and what you don't get.

Get a job as an HCA then and then you can experience nights and get paid at the same time.

Clearly what is expected at medical school is very different depending on your medical school.

If you're going to be rude though, I hope you dont get a place at med school though, then you can just continue to dream forever.

[yazoo]

so why the **** would all the posts talk abot applying dip off,? i dont gots to proof shyt to u, believe if u want, w/e helps u sleep @ night

Another anti-social tirade. Does it make you feel better? Older? Wiser? Because it infers the opposite to me. Puerile, to be exact.

[rjm]

so why the **** would all the posts talk abot applying dip off,? i dont gots to proof shyt to u, believe if u want, w/e helps u sleep @ night

WTF? I dont even understand what you are writing there.

PS: I dont currently sleep at night because I am working at night