Residency Time Commitment

[Doctorfish]

Can anyone tell me which residencies require the least hours a week?

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[JoaoMoutinho]

Can anyone tell me which residencies require the least hours a week?

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If you're looking for a medical residency program, probably pathology.

 

[ciestar]

It even varies between specialties. For me.. it even varies between rotations.

avoid IM, anything surgical

 

[Gilakend]

Psych residents here are typically under 60.

 

[Taddy Mason]

Psych residents here are typically under 60.

Depends on the program and rotation. I’m at a chiller program and 1st and 2nd year I probably averaged ~60-70hrs/week. I’ve had weeks where I definitely violated the 80hr rule. 3rd year has easily been 40 hours per week.

 

[odyssey2]

Radiology, dermatology, pathology

 

[Taddy Mason]

Radiology, dermatology, pathology

While actual work hours may be more generous, all those fields require a fair amount of outside reading and studying during residency.

 

[odyssey2]

While actual work hours may be more generous, all those fields require a fair amount of outside reading and studying during residency.

True. But you're really not going to find a residency that has low in-hospital time and low outside reading. Radiology is typically about 45-50 hours a week and good residents will typically do 1-2 hours of outside reading a day, which altogether is still going to be less than in-hospital time for most IM and surgical residencies.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

This is a terrible way to choose a field. You'll be doing this for the rest of your career, best to enjoy it.

 

[FlowRate]

Is there a specific reason you're asking about total hours? For example, are you using total hours as a proxy for something else like amount of night call, longest shifts, predictability of schedule, etc. (Which can be concerns for legitimate reasons.)

 

[ewax]

Occupational medicine: Occupational Medicine Residency | USF Health

 

[ohmanwaddup]

Occupational medicine: Occupational Medicine Residency | USF Health

damn, the dream

 

[GoSpursGo]

Given that the OP is not in med school, I'm moving this to pre-med.