I was wondering if some of the current FP residents could tell me what proportion of their residency training is in outpatient clinics vs inpatient. Also, a lot of the programs in my area list 60 hours/week as the average for first year residents. Is this a ridiculously low estimate, or does it sound about right to you? Thanks in advance.

the 60 hrs per week sounds about right...it may be a little more or less depending on the rotation...sometimes it can get to 80 or a little more above it. NYS has had work hour laws since the mid-80s, and we're pretty good about sticking to them in our program

in terms of %time outpatient, that does vary by year and by rotation. Our interns do one half day a week in continutity clinic, second years do 3 and third years do 4. about 7 or 8 months of our pgy 1 yr is inpatient based, versus 3.5 mo 2nd and 2.5 mo in 3rd year. as a third year, i have spent the bulk of my time in outpatient settings, working about 40 hrs/wk (on paper anyway -- i do enjoy what i do, so i eek out a few more hours here and there)

hope this helps.

very helpful - thank you, ed!