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I would be greatful if anyone could give me a idea of the number of hours your work in psychiatry. What is it at the worst and the best? I ask because some of the working hours i've heard about seem rather scary and I want to know if they apply to psychiatry of just programs like medicine? Thanks.
Sorry just found the post below. Thanks.
Thewonderer
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I think that during the first year, when you are on inpt medicine and neurology, you work about 80 hours a week (for 4 months). Then on the outpt medicine/ER months (2 months) and rest of the psych inpt months, you work maybe 50-60 hours? Second year, mostly inpt psych and consult plus calls, you work probably 50-60 hrs a week? The last 2 years, it is all outpt training plus some very very random call nights, so perhaps 45 hrs a week?
A lot these depend on the program. There are psych programs that work you harder than the others.
Of course, psych residents take call. All docs take calls including radiology and pathology. When you are on inpt medicine and neurology, your call is once every 4 days. For the rest of the inpt psych rotations, maybe once every week. During 3rd year, maybe once every 2 weeks. During 4th year, maybe once a month. Again, call schedule varies from residency program to residency program.
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Sorry just found the post below. Thanks.
Thewonderer
Registered User
500+ Posts
Join Date: Oct 2001
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I think that during the first year, when you are on inpt medicine and neurology, you work about 80 hours a week (for 4 months). Then on the outpt medicine/ER months (2 months) and rest of the psych inpt months, you work maybe 50-60 hours? Second year, mostly inpt psych and consult plus calls, you work probably 50-60 hrs a week? The last 2 years, it is all outpt training plus some very very random call nights, so perhaps 45 hrs a week?
A lot these depend on the program. There are psych programs that work you harder than the others.
Of course, psych residents take call. All docs take calls including radiology and pathology. When you are on inpt medicine and neurology, your call is once every 4 days. For the rest of the inpt psych rotations, maybe once every week. During 3rd year, maybe once every 2 weeks. During 4th year, maybe once a month. Again, call schedule varies from residency program to residency program.
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"Canada reminds me of a forty-year-old accontant married to a twenty-year-old go-go dancer. As Quebec skips off to the discotheque, Canada waits by the window, wondering if she will ever return. But...perhaps a better parallel is that of a moody adolescent stoping about the house, slamming doors and throwing tantrums. The refrain is remarkably familiar: 'I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.'"
