Wayyyy over hours on subinternships (100-110+)

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Work-life balance isn't real. Don't expect to have a life outside the hospital except during your research time. A light day is 14hrs.

Something to note on the trail and sub-Is is the quality of life of the residents at the programs you're interviewing at. Do they get along? Are they overtly miserable or downtrodden? Is the teaching culture intact?

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Anecdotally, I found the whole "don't expect to have a life" thing way overblown. I'm at what most consider a hard working program and I still get some golden weekends, i can be home for a late dinner on about half of weekdays, still get the 4 weeks of vacation a year. On busy weeks i'll go >100hrs, but that's not every week.

Few programs go 120-140hrs/week anymore. It's true you need to temper expectations and expect to work much harder than other specialties, but you'll still get a couple days a month to recharge and spend quality time with friends and family.

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4 weeks of vacation!!?

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(06-13-2019, 05:39 PM)Guest Wrote: 4 weeks of vacation!!?

A few places I interviewed at had 4 weeks. Definitely the minority.

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4 weeks Vacation= 4 weeks dedicated research time amiright?

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research is for the birds

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(06-11-2019, 10:21 PM)Guest Wrote: I don't mind as a subintern, but it has me wondering what 7 years will be like. Can anyone else relate?

yes you should wonder why you are there. its not too late. do something else for a living. spare yourself and your patients.

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(06-13-2019, 06:09 PM)Guest Wrote:

(06-13-2019, 05:39 PM)Guest Wrote: 4 weeks of vacation!!?

A few places I interviewed at had 4 weeks. Definitely the minority.

USC and Michigan have 4 weeks. My program has 3 weeks plus a few days around Dec/Jan at the service chief’s discretion, so about 3.5 weeks off

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(06-13-2019, 06:09 PM)Guest Wrote:

(06-13-2019, 05:39 PM)Guest Wrote: 4 weeks of vacation!!?

A few places I interviewed at had 4 weeks. Definitely the minority.

All 19 places i interviewed at had 4 weeks. 2 of them had 3 weeks intern year, 4 the rest.

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Where are you doing sub-Is working 110 hrs a week? Both of mine were 5-7, one day off a week. Maybe working 90hrs on average.