During my (S.P.) first year in residency, I spent a month as the night float intern at Harborview Medical Center, managing an orthopedic service with an inpatient census that frequently reached the hundreds. When I was not responding to floor pages, it was expected that I would spend time in the emergency department (ED) assisting the second-year residents with new consults of varying acuity.
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