Amie Kowalczyk, Pediatric Resident
My Day
Long hours on call
When I'm on call, I have to stay at the hospital up to 30 hours. Kids can turn around really quickly and we need to be able to respond fast.
Because I'm there for so long, I sometimes sleep for an hour or two while I'm there to refresh myself a bit.
I typically work two weekends a month but if there is a particular weekend I'd like off, I can ask for it ahead of time. By the time I get to my fourth year of residency, I will do less on-call work and none on weekends.