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what are the average EM residency hours?
what are the average EM residency hours?
Depends on the month. If you are in the ICU or Trauma or whatever, your hours will be higher. In the ED, most EM residencies aren't even close to the 80 hour work week.
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It should be noted that avg hours worked per week as a resident should not be in the top 5 reasons to choose a particular field...
It should be noted that avg hours worked per week as a resident should not be in the top 5 reasons to choose a particular field...
The RRC rules state that when you are in the ED 65 hours is the limit and that includes 5 hours of lecture. so 60 clinical hours per week. most residencies dont get too close to that.
Put another way, the Gen Surg people I know would happily work another 10 hours a week rather than do EM...
there's nothing wrong with that as one of 5 things to consider - especially if torn between something like gen surg and EM
If only the difference was that small
I suppose not, but I would think that the decision between whether or not to spend your career in the OR or the ED should be made based on factors other than your hours and a resident!
As an attending, heck yes.
Of course the actual difference is more -- but I wouldn't presume to know exactly how much more, and anyway I'm not talking about people who are completely insane (I mean, yes, they're surgeons, but not completely insane).If only the difference was that small
Of course the actual difference is more -- but I wouldn't presume to know exactly how much more, and anyway I'm not talking about people who are completely insane (I mean, yes, they're surgeons, but not completely insane).
They might not work an extra, say, 30 a week to stay in Gen Surg and out of EM, but I bet they'd do 10. Sometimes I don't flesh out my points all that well, and skip to the end. I didn't mean in any way to imply that the difference was a measly 10 hours a week. Cool?