Intern Hours

[masterofmonkeys]

Just curious. What kind of hours are you other guys putting in as interns on your actual psychiatry rotations?

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[VMSmith]

10-11 hours/day

 

[masterofmonkeys]

10-11 hours/day

do you mean 77 hours a week?

 

[whopper]

when I was a first year, I was pulling in about 50-65 hrs a week. That was 6 years ago.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

when I was a first year, I was pulling in about 50-65 hrs a week. That was 6 years ago.

we're between 75 and 90. Which seems a little high.

 

[VMSmith]

do you mean 77 hours a week?

No 50-55

 

[dianamd]

70 or so. some weeks it's 60, others it's 85, depending on call. but >80 week after week - that is too much. more than i expected but I am enjoying it still.

 

[medslave]

v

 

[nancysinatra]

70-90 hrs/wk as a psych intern?? what program are you guys in??

also 70-85

 

[DebDynamite]

psych months:
40-65 hrs week, depending on the service

medicine wards: 70-80

medicine clinic (two months)= 35

neurology: 40

 

[CaMD]

Thus far:
Neurology 70-ish, medicine 70-ish, psych 60-ish

 

[aesop]

Only been on psych so far: 50-60 hrs/wk

 

[chameleonknight]

~55hrs week plus home call q3.

 

[NJWxMan]

Floor IM ~ 70-80 hrs/wk (~1 overnight call/weekend)
ICU ~ 80-90 hrs/wk
Consult Neuro ~ 40-45 hrs/wk

 

[pseudodoc]

psych inpt ~60
med inpt 80-95(a particularly hellish week)

 

[BobA]

psych inpt ~60
med inpt 80-95(a particularly hellish week)

ditto

 

[marshmallows]

do all of u who are working less not have call? Im averaging 85 plus every week, although Im on inpatient medicine, but never less. Im dreaming of less. Call every week included. I never knew there was home call. Hellish week this week almost 95, several medical and psych emergencies..

 

[CarleneM]

Couldn't tell you because I don't do any psychiatry until May 2010!! In the meantime, I'm a variety of general pediatrics rotations which have ranged from 60-75 hours/week.

 

[beezley]

IP psych is about 60 counting in house call. IP med is pushing 80 (also counting call). IP peds is 60-70, we don't do call, they just make us wait around all day like a concentration camp for their crazy face to face repeat back and forth sign out. I think most pediatric interns need a psychiatrist.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

to all the non-interns and attendings out there...how many hours/days off per week is appropriate in your opinion?

 

[psymed]

Rotating through IM. Averaging 80 plus hours a week but only about 40 hours on paper. My time sheet says that I work from 8:30am to 4:30pm Mon to Fri with weekends off! Yeah right! I had to redo my time sheet the first month because I had logged in my actual hours.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

to all the non-interns and attendings out there...how many hours/days off per week is appropriate in your opinion?

anyone???

 

[DebDynamite]

to all the non-interns and attendings out there...how many hours/days off per week is appropriate in your opinion?

I think it depends on the kind of practice one has during the week (as an attending, which I am not). I like the idea of one weekend in 4-6 as an attending, but I am leaning toward inpatient right now as I consider the future.

As a second year resident, I am pulling three calls a month plus Mon-Friday clinic hours. This is not bad at all for a second year resident. I have time to get a lot done. Technically, this would probably equate to three six-day weeks and one full weekend off. As a third year, I have one call a month and then- as a fourth year, one pager call/month. I think my call schedule is great- I will be moonlighting quite a bit as a third & fourth year.