New York Medical Malpractice- When is the worst time to be a patient in a hospital in New York?
The answer is July or August of each year. Why? Simple. That’s when the new group of doctors in training, called residents, start their training programs. Other professions would call them “rookies.” These doctors in training have just graduated medical school, and are now starting their career in their chosen medical specialty. Why is July and August the worst time to be a patient? Because these new doctors don’t have the experience necessary to know exactly what to do, and more importantly, to know what NOT to do. Yes, they rely on their senior residents, and in some cases the attending doctors. However, in the middle of the night, when they’re on call and handling multiple patient problems they are less likely to ask a senior resident or an attending physician for help- since they do not want to be seen as being inadequate and incapable of handling patient’s medical problems. The interns, also known as first-year residents, are the ones to deal with much of the ‘scut work’ that the
