c_pike1 t1_j8ynx7l wrote
Reply to comment by all_akimbo in Penn Medicine residents and fellows want a union, citing grueling workloads and 80-hour workweeks by nankles
80 hours /week is on the light side for residency in general. 100 hours/week averaged over a month is the cap, so you could realistically have a 4 week schedule of 120 hours, 120 hours, 80 hours, 80 hours while making ~$50-60k/year depending on specialty and location
moonunit99 t1_j8z9n8j wrote
I believe the official cap is now 80 hrs/week averaged over a month. At least that’s what every program I’ve interviewed at has said this application cycle. But in reality you work till the job is done. Hell, even as a medical student I easily averaged over 80 hrs/week over some surgical rotations and even when we all went home the residents were going home to spend a few more hours finishing their notes and chart reviewing for the next day. You’re also heavily disincentivized to report going over duty hours because if your program is repeatedly reported for duty hour violations they’re placed on probation and may eventually be discredited, leaving you hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt with no guarantee of completing your residency at another program. If you compare hours to salary most residents, especially in the surgical specialties, make a good bit less than minimum wage.
orpheus2708 t1_j927740 wrote
The 80 hours is in hospital time. If you’re lucky they’ll let you finish charting at home.
Living_Shower_5215 t1_j8z1808 wrote
Duty hour restrictions officially limit it to 80/week averaged over 4 weeks (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_resident_work_hours#Towards_an_80-hour_work_week) but many programs, including several at Penn, go over this.
OhOhOhOhOhOhOhOkay t1_j8ztnq1 wrote
Work hour restrictions for US resident physicians is 80 hours/week averaged over four weeks not 100. Also a 24+6 hour continuous work limit.
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