KevinMD December 8, 2024
We sit down with medical student Medha Venigalla to explore the urgent issue of resident sleep deprivation and its impact on health care. We discuss the systemic challenges residents face, including long hours, under-reporting of work, and the culture of overwork. Medha shares insights on how sleep loss not only affects residents’ health but also patient safety, leading to increased medical errors and burnout. We also examine potential policy changes and cultural shifts needed to protect residents and improve care quality.
Medha Venigalla is a medical student.
She discusses the KevinMD article, “The cost of exhaustion: Resident fatigue is a public health emergency.”
Transcript
Kevin Pho: Hi, and welcome to the show. Subscribe at KevinMD.com/podcast. Today we welcome Medha Venigalla....
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