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01-10-2015 | Commentary
24-Hour Fitness: the Orthopedic Resident On-Call Workout
Authors:
Peter B. Derman, MD, MBA, Joseph Liu, MD, Alexander S. McLawhorn, MD, MBA
Published in:
HSS Journal ®
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Issue 3/2015
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Excerpt
In-house call is an important component of orthopedic surgery residency, with a significant portion of the post-graduate year (PGY)-2 and PGY-3 duties devoted to 24-h clinical shifts in the hospital. A majority of this time is spent attending to the needs of pre- and post-operative patients and responding to emergency department (ED) and inpatient consultations—activities that demand priority over non-clinical endeavors. However, there is occasionally time available for other pursuits such as research, study, sleep, and exercise. …