Amie Kowalczyk, Pediatric Resident
My Day
7:15 am: Consult with overnight staff about patients
7:30 am: See patients
8:00 am: Teaching
9:00 am: Start rounds with senior resident
9:15 am: Assess patients on rounds, order tests
11:00 am: Grab coffee and a sandwich
11:15 am: Ward work
1:00 pm: Teaching session
2:00 pm: See patients
2:15 pm: Liaise with other physicians
2:45 pm: Liaise with nurses
3:30 pm: Respond to new patient from Emergency
3:45 pm: Take full history and complete physical
4:30 pm: Determine course of treatment
4:45 pm: Order lab work and tests
5:00 pm: Update health records, dictate letters
6:00 pm: Go home