study time as a PGY-2 rad onc resident

[cyberknife]

hey guys, i'm getting gearing up to start rad onc residency in a few weeks... trying to map out my schedule with husband's work schedule, day-care, household chores, etc.... on average (obviously some days busier than others), how much time do you devote at home on weekdays and weekends reading textbooks, articles, etc as a PGY-2?

my typical at-work time is looking like 7am-6pm in my rad onc dept, so just trying to get an idea of how you all budget your nights and weekends studying time?

thanks!!

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[napoleondynamite]

depends on whether your attendings get administrative/research time. if they do, you can usually get some reading in on that day provided there isnt a ton of planning to do on a very busy service. Im in a similar situation as you and tried to read for an hour or so after the kids were in bed. But I took full advantage of any down time at work to read. I didn't read much on weekends..except maybe Sunday nights. I think every program and situation is different, but that was my experience outside of work.

 

[thesauce]

~1hr per day on average. I'm really going to try to do more this year.