Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit
by barry-cotter on Sunday April 18, 2021 @03:14AM
(#26850454)
As best I can tell the specialty with the lowest annual hours worked is pediatric emergency medicine at around 52 hours a week. Vascular surgery average 66 hours a week. If you want to check my calculations the below paper has annual work hours for different specialties.
> 2018 Average Physician Hours Worked Per Week
Physician Type Average Physician Workweek
Age 45 years or less 54.73 hours
Age 46 years or more 49.87 hours
Male physicians 51.89 hours
Female physicians 50.46 hours
Practice owners 51.96 hours
Employed physicians 53.73 hours
Primary care physicians 50.64 hours
Physician specialists 51.76 hours
Annual Work Hours Across Physician Specialties
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl...
Pop article in magazine for physicians
> 2018 Average Physician Hours Worked Per Week Physician Type Average Physician Workweek Age 45 years or less 54.73 hours Age 46 years or more 49.87 hours Male physicians 51.89 hours Female physicians 50.46 hours Practice owners 51.96 hours Employed physicians 53.73 hours Primary care physicians 50.64 hours Physician specialists 51.76 hours
https://www.locumleaders.com/physician-news/the-average-phys...