So it goes without saying that many people complete a difficult residency convincing themself that working one's a** off is the ONLY way to be well-trained...
However, I also think there is some utility for a resident to FEEL LIKE everything is your responsibility (even if it isn't). You can either learn how to overcome feeling overwhelmed as a resident (when the stakes are low and you have a safety net beneath you), or as an attending.
I don't think it is wrong to demand a lot of a resident (even a junior one) so long as you give a lot in return in terms of teaching, going over contours, and spending time at the end of a long clinic day to let them practice looking at ports.
I agree with the spirit of what you’re saying, but practically this rarely happens
At the end of a long clinic day (let’s say 5-6 pm?), attending needs to go home to their family/life
They aren’t staying behind at that time to review contours with you
Instead what happens is one goes home as a young resident feeling exhausted, defeated, overwhelmed
Yet they still have to prep for next day while also learning the basics of radonc
Alternatively, you learn during your attendings academic day, which is becoming increasingly rare...
To me it’s not about avoiding work, but rather recognizing the deficiencies in training education and finding ways to fix it
A gradual build up seems like a good solution IMO