Workhorse Week

"The first year, they scare you to death.
Second year, they WORK you to death.
Third year, they bore you to death." ~The Law School Chronicles

Yesterday was miserable. I had this throbbing headache all day from not eating and sleeping properly the night before. Burrow (Barry Furrow, Health Law Prof) assigned us 100 pages to read in one night. On top of that, I had a chunky Criminal Procedure assignment. My professor for that class is pretty quirky (in a good way). He sounds like a cross between the the Wilson brothers (Luke & Owen) and Jack Nicholson, if you can imagine that.

Health Law is turning out to be quite interesting. I keep thinking about my sister whenever we do these assignments. I remember her telling me how medical students/nurses are socialized into the profession by being humiliated on the spot by senior physicians if they were off about something. The article I was reading proposed that medical errors in hospitals could be reduced if the medical culture itself changed; that is, instead of blaming and embarrassing individual physicians for errors, hospitals should target the underlying causes. Those causes I have yet to learn. One would think though if hospitals reduced the hours for their residents and interns so they could stay healthy and ready for their patients, the output would be more productive and result in fewer lawsuits.

I have a bit more time today to linger around and NAP. I'm amazed I only needed a half-hour to feel refreshed. Anyway, back to work for me...Evidence awaits!