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Medical Student’s ‘Hack’ To Get an Extra Hour of Sleep Goes Viral

A medical trainee has actually developed a genius method of attending his lectures without requiring to rise.

As a third-year medical trainee, sleep is a valuable product for Andreas Polychronis, 27, so he’s turned to discovering wacky methods of remaining in bed for simply a bit longer. In a humorous video published on TikTok (@andreaspoly), he revealed the mannequin dressed like him (total with a baseball cap) that was put in front of his desk.

After sharing his sly hack, Polychronis informed Newsweek that, with such a hectic schedule, he turns to “desperate procedures” to prevent going to class. With the mannequin seated in front of the display, Polychronis, from New Jersey, might a minimum of appear like he was participating in the Zoom class, in spite of still snoozing in bed.

“Many medical trainees do not like going to class due to the fact that they normally will not find out anything, and they would much rather remain in bed or simply research study in the house rather. The majority of medical schools make it compulsory to go to class, so this is simply a joke about attempting to get out of going,” Polychronis stated.

The genius method a medical trainee prevents rising for his Zoom lectures. The video has actually thrilled lots of TikTok users. @andreaspoly/ TikTok

“During my didactic years of medical school, lectures were from 8-10 a.m. Now that I am doing my scientific rotations, I need to be at healthcare facilities often as early as 6 a.m. So, after a long night of studying, a complete day of classes, and peer conferences, medical school trainees have extremely tough schedules and sometimes we simply desire an additional hour of sleep.”

While he hasn’t in fact evaluated this approach with his cam on, Polychronis stated he “would definitely offer it a shot” next time he needs to change his electronic camera on throughout class.

Considering that the video was published on April 16, it has actually thrilled numerous social networks users, particularly fellow trainees who can quickly relate. The clip has actually currently been seen more than 2.1 million times and produced over 176,000 likes on TikTok at the time of composing.

Polychronis typically shares videos on social networks recording his amusing methods of surviving medical school, and he enjoys sharing these jokes with his fans online. Much of his videos have actually gone viral in the past, which he believes is due to the fact that they are based upon relatable issues that many trainees have, and they like seeing his innovative options.

“Many trainees, not simply medical trainees, make fun of my videos and they message me stating that they are going to utilize this hack also,” Polychronis informed Newsweek

“Ideas like these simply pop into my mind while going through medical school. I take a look at the issues medical school trainees have, extend the reality simply a little, then I either speak about the issue, or I provide services that might be unwise however are extremely relatable.”

The viral TikTok post has actually currently collected over 540 remarks up until now,

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