{"id":580,"date":"2018-07-23T22:28:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/?p=580"},"modified":"2018-07-23T22:28:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:28:24","slug":"med-student-plans-to-sleep-when-hes-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/07\/23\/med-student-plans-to-sleep-when-hes-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Med Student Plans to Sleep When He\u2019s Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For Jack Miller, it started at age 9. First it was studying to get into an Opportunity Class, then to get into a selective school. He knew it was getting serious when he had to start missing Saturday morning Disney to go to tutoring. Then, between junior exams, maths and science tutoring, prelims, HSC, and gaming on his nights off, Jack soon became as estranged from his normal circadian rhythm as Drake is from his son.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gotten this far,\u201d attested Mr Miller, a 5th year student, defending his questionable sleep cycle. \u201cAnd yeah, maybe I have dark circles under my eyes, but that could be genetic, you don\u2019t know. You don\u2019t know my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked if he\u2019s ever tried to balance all his commitments to allow for adequate rest, he irritably suggested we refer to what he called \u2018Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Med School Needs\u2019, which has been included below for reference (Image 1).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image 1:<\/b> Mr Miller\u2019s understanding of the difficulty of leading a \u2018balanced\u2019 life in medicine.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAnd if it really was as simple as choosing between good grades, a social life and sleep,\u201d he went on to say, \u201cthen I\u2019m sure as hell not going to give up my girlfriend and a shot at cardio for a nightly 8 hours. If I\u2019m functioning at an acceptable level, it\u2019s just not a priority.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A member of <\/span>The Jugular<\/span><\/i> surveyed Phase 1 students to see if Jack\u2019s sleep deficiencies were merely symptomatic of Phase 3 stressors. However, most Phase 1 students reported that, between a nigh constant bombardment of assignments and SG work and projects and prac exams and clinical exams and theory exams etc, regular sleep cycles were rarely adhered to.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think of it as a lifetime of training for 36 hour shifts, you know? If you build up to it, it\u2019s easier to slip into zombie mode without threatening anyone\u2019s life by making sleep-deprived mistakes. And if I get a little woozy,\u201d Jack added, \u201cI\u2019ll just down a few espressos. Admittedly, caffeine doesn\u2019t do much for me anymore but narcotics are out of the question, I guess, so what are you going to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be fine,\u201d he laughed. \u201cNo one ever died of sleep deprivation, right?\u201d This is, in fact, not right.<\/span><\/p>\n

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