# Hours/week for GI attending

[PatchAdams25]

How many hours/week does a normal GI doc work in private practice/academics? What are typical call schedules like as well

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[ShiShiMD]

From what I am seeing with jobs I have interviewed so far any where between 36 to 40 clinical and 5 to 10 hrs admin depending on EMR/ supervision/ directorship / research time —excluding calls.

 

[ShiShiMD]

Call schedule is either block schedule of one week a month or every other 3 days.

But again depends on size of program and style of practice. Some calls are very easy some are heavy. But the work life balance that I have seen so far is good even for 1/2 calls if you are the only or second GI/ digestive disease specialist in the city.

Again academics by far trumps all other types of jobs unless you go straight and build your practice from ground up.

Is a mix system. I personally like both out/inpatient and like supervising mid levels.

But be aware: Due to increase of retiring Physicians and aging populations and introduction of having the colon cancer screening age lower you will have to be more competent and precise in any setting which you will practice.

The real question is how many precise and effective procedures can you do in an hour and how you will manage the 15-20 patients in clinic so they all have a more personalized compassionate care.

 

[PatchAdams25]

Call schedule is either block schedule of one week a month or every other 3 days.

But again depends on size of program and style of practice. Some calls are very easy some are heavy. But the work life balance that I have seen so far is good even for 1/2 calls if you are the only or second GI/ digestive disease specialist in the city.

Again academics by far trumps all other types of jobs unless you go straight and build your practice from ground up.

Is a mix system. I personally like both out/inpatient and like supervising mid levels.

But be aware: Due to increase of retiring Physicians and aging populations and introduction of having the colon cancer screening age lower you will have to be more competent and precise in any setting which you will practice.

The real question is how many precise and effective procedures can you do in an hour and how you will manage the 15-20 patients in clinic so they all have a more personalized compassionate care.

What do you mean by academics trumps all other types of jobs (assuming you mean PP or a mix academic/PP)? Are you talking specifically about call schedules, hours worked, $$, etc

 

[ShiShiMD]

What do you mean by academics trumps all other types of jobs (assuming you mean PP or a mix academic/PP)? Are you talking specifically about call schedules, hours worked, $$, etc

I mean quality of life. $$$ will always be there, I do not like to discuss how much GI/ digestive disease care specialist make yearly. But the most important thing for me is quality life and work life balances which Academics give you all.

Again this is my take on academic jobs I have seen.

 

[1Cor1557]

How many hours/week does a normal GI doc work in private practice/academics? What are typical call schedules like as well

Too variable to call something "typical" as others have said you can find a job where you can work as little or much as you want. Academics can be more bank teller hours with shared calls if that what you are looking for, at the right place. Private can be that too if you find partners willing to accommodate, although not as ubiquitous as academics.

 

[wjs010]

For some reason I always thought private GI was like on cal 1 week per month and worked at least 60 hrs per week and scoped all day at least 2 days a week. Change my mind.

 

[Gastrapathy]

I don’t know anyone working 60 hours a week. Scoping all day is a better than clinic. I could never put up with academics. You can make a good living working 3-4 days a week or you can work 6 days a week for more. Call is practice dependent (zero to lots).

 

[PatchAdams25]

I don’t know anyone working 60 hours a week. Scoping all day is a better than clinic. I could never put up with academics. You can make a good living working 3-4 days a week or you can work 6 days a week for more. Call is practice dependent (zero to lots).

So most are less than 60?

 

[Elixir6]

Academics is not banker hours. All the research, grants, admin, committees, teaching, emails etc... bleeds into free time. Sure it's usually not high stress at any given time, but there is never ending work. Maybe I have a skewed sample but many faculty I know are working evenings and weekends to do all these small things.

 

[Suprep]

experience in PP depends on the support system in the hospital after hours. My hospital has a nurse and tech on call with me. I get a foreign body consult from ER at 9 pm, provided patient is stable, I call physician line to call in the hospital staff, setup EGD at 10.30 pm. I start home to be there about 15 mins ahead, patient already wheeled in to endo, I see patient, write my consult note, start/finish scope, write report, leave. Now I didn't include waiting for anaesthesia here and thats something that is different in every hospital and could potentially delay things that is not in anyone's control.

If one takes inpatient work in a hospital that is not busy, likely ll finish a full day of outpatient scopes/clinic and then head to hospital at 3 PM ish, see consults, follow ups, scopes and leave. Its a pain in these settings, if u get a bad bleeder early in the day. Best case scenario is working in places with GI hospitalist or work in a busy enough hospital that ll occupy enough work for full day in hospital so no outpatient work that week.