Author clarifies the joke but presses on: long shifts degrade cognition, so why do residents endure them?

SoloGen · x · 2026-10-24

The author clarifies the earlier joke was not serious, but reiterates the real question: given that cognitive performance degrades after long working hours, why do medical residency programs still require such extreme shifts?

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