KevinMD March 9, 2025
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Mondays and me: a rocky start
For years, I dreaded Mondays. They felt like a tidal wave of catch-up work after the weekend.
During fellowship, the schedule was structured so that one fellow covered the entire weekend. This setup gave the others a real break—time to rest, recover, and reconnect with family and friends. But then Monday came. And in a busy unit, Mondays were overwhelming.
It meant receiving updates on all the patients—the ones I had been following and new admissions handed off from weekend coverage. It meant tracking down consultants who had also been covering temporarily. It meant reviewing labs, imaging results, and orders.
All of this was just...