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How many hours per week do Family Practice residents work ????? This was not covered in the Sticky FAQ!!!
msting22 said:How many hours per week do Family Practice residents work ????? This was not covered in the Sticky FAQ!!!
It's 80 hours a week, end of story? I thought that was just a rule to put a cap to the hours residents can be worked.NuMD97 said:With the new law in effect since July, 2003, programs are required to observe the 80-hour a week rule. That's nationwide.
DOtobe said:It's 80 hours averaged over 4 weeks. So you can work 100 hours for two weeks and 60 for two weeks, and still be within the guidelines.
That being said, FP residents (at least the ones I have talked to during my interviews) say they have always been at the eighty hours or below. I think for most FP residents the work week is 60-70 hours.