The first years after qualification are difficult for all doctors. Itâ s a lot of responsibility for someone inudtheir mid- twenties. The work is hard and complex and it takes time to acquire the ability to translate theudtheoretical knowledge acquired at medical school into clinical practice. Neal Chatterjeeud1udhas recently described theudinitial rawness and impact of hospital life on the new resident. There are ever-lit hallways, the cacophony ofudoverhead pages, near constant bleeps and buzzes and the stale smell of hospital linen. Itâ s a foreign world inudwhich the new doctor encounters daily stressful experiences. The question now being asked is whether it needs to beudso daunting. Can the working conditions and the environment be improved?
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