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bierdimpfe t1_j8xux4d wrote

Reply to comment by mlippay in Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles

The 80 hour cap itself is relatively new; 20 years ago there were few if any guardrails.

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cygnoids t1_j8y1bdq wrote

Yep, my dad said he basically lived at the hospital when he did his residency back in the 70s. Talking 120hr weeks

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apricot57 t1_j91uvky wrote

There are Penn residents that still do this.

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