Signout is hospital slang for the transfer of information between patient care teams. It is also the name of this blog, which represents one of the less dysfunctional ways in which Dr. Signout copes with her participation in a U.S. medical residency program.
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Grand Rounds schedule
Change of Shift schedule
January 30, 2008
Category: Emergency Department
I don't mind working nights for a couple of weeks at a time, but a month of nights--especially nights in the emergency department--just makes me crazy.
Posted by Signout at 9:08 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 23, 2008
Category: Navel-gazing
Most of my memories of Charles are upside down. When I was a kid, that's how he carried me around--on his back, giggling; under his arm, waving at his knees; or thrown over his shoulder, poking at his armpit. I...
Posted by Signout at 7:40 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 10, 2008
Category: Miscellany
A DonorsChoose project called "The Pencil Monster" was funded exclusively through donations obtained via this very blog. And because it was a great project, it got televised.
Posted by Signout at 2:28 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 8, 2008
Category: Pediatrics
Well-intentioned and spectacularly hip, yes. Good for your 1-year-old, not so much.
Posted by Signout at 9:31 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 7, 2008
Category: Miscellany
In response to a few kind inquiries, several gentle nudges, and an overwhelming quantity of porn-related comment spam, I'm posting again.
Posted by Signout at 12:45 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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