Naps & night shifts

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Naps & night shifts

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Feb 5, 2021

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This week the team are joined by Mike Farquhar, Consultant in sleep medicine at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, to talk about sleep and fatigue in medical school and beyond.

Morning lark, or night owl, you'll probably need more sleep, or at least a coffee nap. Find out about the science of staying awake.

Paper mentioned by Mike in the ep: https://ep.bmj.com/content/102/3/127

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Feb 5, 2021

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Students and young medics need to learn a lot to become good doctors - we're here to talk about the things that medical school doesn't teach you. Brought to you by BMJ student.

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