Dr. Mommy Blues

On Being a Doctor18 May 2004Dr. Mommy BluesGale Burstein, MD, MPHGale Burstein, MD, MPHFrom Atlanta, GA 30333.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-10-200405180-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail One rather dreary morning during my fellowship, I walked into clinic to find the nurses hovered in a corner, intensely whispering. Always keen to uncover department scandal, I approached the group to get the news. Bubbling with the anticipation of a juicy piece of gossip, I asked, “Hey ladies, what's the word today?” Instead of the rush of giggles that usually followed this line of questioning, sad stares from eyes welled with tears focused on my slender body. “A second-year OB-GYN resident who had a 6-month-old baby jumped off the roof of the 6-story parking ramp and killed herself this ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Atlanta, GA 30333.Current Author Address: Gale Burstein, MD, MPH,1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop E-46, Atlanta, GA 30333; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Comparative Resident Site Visit Project: A Novel Approach for Implementing Programmatic Change in the Duty Hours EraEffect of work-hours regulations on intensive care unit mortality in United States teaching hospitals*Ethics Education in Surgical Residency Programs: A Review of the LiteratureAre long physician working hours harmful to patient safety?Perceived Impact of Duty Hours Regulations: A Survey of Residents and Program DirectorsEffects of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Work Hour Restrictions on Medical Student ExperienceToward learning from patient safety reporting systemsThe Educational Impact of ACGME Limits on Resident and Fellow Duty Hours: A Pre???Post Survey StudyInternal Medicine and General Surgery Residents??? Attitudes about the ACGME Duty Hours Regulations: A Multicenter StudyThe Impact of Resident Duty Hours Reform on the Internal Medicine Core Clerkship: Results from the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine SurveyWork Hours Restrictions as an Ethical Dilemma for Residents: A Descriptive Survey of Violation Types and FrequencyTeaching internal medicine residents in the new eraWork-hour restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residentsReforming internal medicine residency trainingPerceived Impact of Resident Work Hour Limitations on Medical Student Clerkships: A Survey StudyImpact of Duty Hour Limits on Resident Training in Otolaryngology52 precepts that medical trainees and physicians should consider regularlyA case for the 80 duty-hour week 18 May 2004Volume 140, Issue 10Page: 842-843KeywordsFellowshipsHappinessHealth careMilkObstetrics and gynecologyPsychiatry and mental healthPsychologistsPsychopharmacologySleepSleep deprivation ePublished: 18 May 2004 Issue Published: 18 May 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...