Residents are also doctors
January 6th, 2009
One of the phrases I hear often in the hospital is this:
Nurse 1: Is he the resident?
Nurse 2: No, he’s the intern.
Last time I checked, an intern is a first-year resident. I suppose that at my current hospital, there is unspoken hierarchy among the nursing and ancillary staff that the “intern” is the dumbass carrying the team pager while the “resident” is the one who should be called in an emergency. The atrocities do not end there, mind you. Read more…