I'm not quite sure where exactly to post this question, so if this is the wrong section then by all means someone can move it. Anyway I was wondering on average, how many hours week do physicians work?
I'm not quite sure where exactly to post this question, so if this is the wrong section then by all means someone can move it. Anyway I was wondering on average, how many hours week do physicians work?
From what I've seen and read on the Internet, it seems to be around the 60 hour a week mark, about the same as a lawyer who probably gets paid in the early six figures (about 160k USD) or a corperate executive who is probably 50 anyway.
BUT frankly speaking, from what I've heard personally from various doctors (ranging from internal med to dermatology) it's something like 25 hours a week (the lucky dermatologist) to 40 for internal med. Honestly even the various emergency med docs I met told me around 50. Please note that in no way am I implying that my personal experience is representative of the entire medical community, buy it seems as if people like to stretch the truth to shy away competition.
I'm not quite sure where exactly to post this question, so if this is the wrong section then by all means someone can move it. Anyway I was wondering on average, how many hours week do physicians work?
I should been more specific sorry. The reason I asked is because I really wanna get into medicine but I'm scared of the many hours of work. I don't mind working alot but I have a son now and my wife and I are currently tryna have more kids. She is afraid I'll never be around to form a solid relationship with them. I told her I'll research the average hours physicians work and we can decide from there.
I don't mind working alot but I have a son now and my wife and I are currently tryna have more kids. She is afraid I'll never be around to form a solid relationship with them.