PGY1 Hours Question

[shanageena]

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Hi Everyone--
I am sure it varies slightly with each place, but I am wondering what type of hours you have. When are you expected there in the morning and when do you leave at night. How many nights are you on-call? Questions like that. Is it really as hellish as people say? I would be so grateful for any information that you can give me.
Thanks,
Shana

 

[NinerNiner999]

80 hours with very diverse scheduling. Very program dependent. You should not work more than 36 hours straight, and you should get one day a week off (at times averaged over a two week period, i.e. two days in a row off after 10-12 straight shifts. Yes - it is as bad as you hear, but much easier now than it was three years ago...

 

[radonc]

80 hours with very diverse scheduling. Very program dependent. You should not work more than 36 hours straight, and you should get one day a week off (at times averaged over a two week period, i.e. two days in a row off after 10-12 straight shifts. Yes - it is as bad as you hear, but much easier now than it was three years ago...

and a cake walk to what it was like 10 years ago!
its interesting to hear what attendings (aka 'old timers') say about when they trained. it was just a diff era back then...