Hours

[Neuro415]

Hey guys I was wondering what the hours are like for neurologists. How is it compared to others?

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[danielmd06]

Hours for residency or private practice? Any particular subspecialty?

 

[Neuro415]

Private practice, in Sleep Disorders or Alzheimer's

 

[danielmd06]

I am merely a resident, and can only tell you that private practice Neurology seems to have a great deal of individual flexibility.

At my hospital, the hours for Sleep, EEG, and EMG are all light. There isn't a specific Alzheimer's, or Cognitive/Behavioral rotation at my program...but there are a couple of residents interested in those subjects here and I've heard very similar hours to the three mentioned above for them.

I think there are people on these boards that can give your question a better answer than me with regards to private practice.

Best wishes.

 

[BrianUM]

Hey DanielMD

i know from your posts that you are interested in Interventional Neurology. Do you have any idea how much a Neurointerventionalist in Academics works per week and how frequent they tend to be on call? Is it more like Interventional Cardiology or Neurosurgery in terms of hours/lifestyle? It's pretty tough getting info regarding that.

Thanks a lot

 

[danielmd06]

Hey DanielMD

i know from your posts that you are interested in Interventional Neurology. Do you have any idea how much a Neurointerventionalist in Academics works per week and how frequent they tend to be on call? Is it more like Interventional Cardiology or Neurosurgery in terms of hours/lifestyle? It's pretty tough getting info regarding that.

Thanks a lot

There are some great sources for information about this beyond me...and I would recommend checking websites and contacting Neurology/Radiology/Neurosurgery programs that are known for having prominent Neurointerventional members. You can find a list of some of these (friendly to Neurologists) at www.svineuro.org.

The hours for Neurointerventional are very similar to Neurosurgery at the programs I have seen - though I wouldn't definitively say that they are representative of every program. The guys who handle that stuff at my program are on call very, very often - though they rarely have to actually come in.

Don't be afraid to indulge interests in other areas of Neurology too...like EEG, EMG, Oncology, Sleep, Movement Disorders, Headache, and Neuroimmunology!