Peer Learning Conference 2/5/2024

Goals and Objectives

• Share some of my (mis)preparation for nights
• Give some n=1 numbers for what call looks like
• See some example cases
• List resources for call preparation

The week before call you'll get an email notification...

Your apple watch will also give you a notification... 

You'll open up your email...

Your apple watch will give you a new notification...

During the rest of the week you will...

• Redo CaseStacks cases the way you used to redo UWorld incorrects
• Get stressed about how long you're taking on a cancer follow-up with peritoneal mets on days imagining it as a call case
• Rewatch EDRC lectures at 3x speed retaining only enough to stress you out more

The night/day before call you will...

• Try to stay up as late as you can (maybe go out to try to forget call is coming up) to switch your sleep schedule
• Buy your own gaming mouse and change your macros at the last minute to be "extra efficient"

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What not to focus on

• Knowledge
• Making last minute changes for efficiency
• When you sleep

What to focus on

• How much you sleep
• Game plan for what to do when you can't sleep
• Making life during call easy

My second time before call

• Bought melatonin
• Found a book to read, saved some long-form podcasts
• Focused on sleeping in rather than sleeping late
• Let people know that I'll be out for the next two weeks
• Bought groceries for smoothies (meal prep if that's your thing)

What to expect during night call...

• You will be more prepared than you think
• But you'll also question yourself a lot

What to expect during night call...

• It might be called "independent call"
• But you'll always have a team with you

What to expect during night call...

• WRWW does not tell you when your shift is done
• But you mostly get out within 30 minutes of WRWW

What to expect during night call...

• You will make mistakes
• But that's the point. You'll learn a lot

What to expect during night call...

The unexpected

Cases