Orthopaedic Lifestyle Question - Tell about your program

Hi,
I'm really interested to know about your lifestyle in your current program. I'll post a quick note about my typical week. It would be great if other residents out there could do likewise.
Monday: Ward Round 7:30am. Outpatient Clinic 9am-1pm. Operating Room 1:30pm to 5:30pm.
Tues: Unt meeting 7am. Xray meeting 7:30am. Grand Ward Round 8am. Clinic 9am-1pm. OR 1:30-5:30pm. Trauma Evening OR 6pm-2am (or whenever we finish the cases)
Wed - as for Monday
Thurs- As for Monday
Fri - as for Tuesday (with evening Trauma OR)
Sat/Sunday: Usually trauma OR all weekend. Can operate through the night if urgent cases that cant wait till the AM.
Usually home by 6pm 2-3 nights a week.
Average fortnight work 145-160 hours/

Thanks

I'm a 4 at a good program in the south
Typical week off trauma service is 65-75 hours including q3.3 call
Typical trauma week is ~70-90 with same call, but averages out <80 almost always over 4 week period
Of course I've had 100hr + weeks, but they are fairly rare.

Almost never averaged over 80 hours / 4wk period over 4years, but feel that I am getting excellent training without busting my nuts.

"You chose wisely, my son"

soon to be pgy5 at a midwest community program.

Call is q4 all 4 ortho years 50% of year at trauma center, 50% at less busy community hospital (soon to be trauma center).

Joints, spine, and trauma probably busiest services. A sampling of joint service...
M--rounds 5-7a, OR 7:30-5
T--rounds 7-8:30, clinic 8:30-6
W--rounds 5-7a, OR 7:30-5
Th--Academic day (frx conference 6:30a-8, staff lectures 8-11, more conferences/oite/m&m, etc. 11-4p)
F--Rounds 5-7, clinic or OR 7:30a-4p
S--rounds 7-9
S--as saturday

I'd say we have not had a problem averaging under 80 hr/wk. Most weeks in the cold months i'm between 55-75 hours. Warmer months 70+ every week easily...never more that 90+ i'd guess in three previous years.

Soon to be PGY4 at an academic cali program.

Our hours are all over the place.

Example work weeks are:

Intern on ortho
M-F preround at 5:30, round at 6-7. Or at 7:30 Or lasts till 5-11 pm. 1-2 days of clinic. Your schedule can be easier if you luck out and have 2 interns. (I did not)

2nd year:

2-3 days OR per week plus cases on call. You are very busy on call and do not go home the next day. Your services are very busy as you are doing more trauma.


3rd year:

Finally a break. Some services are busy and you can not keep under 80 hrs. Most are great and you may work 40-70 hrs per week. My lowest was 32 hrs when I had attendings on vacation

Your consults take less time as you are know more.

4th and 5th year coming up. From what I have heard it it great. will let you know.

Academic program in South

PGY2-5 nearly the same hours
most services 2 days of clinic 3 days of OR, call is Q10 (5 residents a year)

Most days start at about 6am, and finish at 6:30pm. Rarely work more than 80 hours in a week. Whoever is on call rounds on the weekend. Only work 10 weekends a year. Juniors work hard on call, Chiefs only come in to operate at night and round in the mornings with the on call Faculty.

Half the services (Trauma, Spine, Joints) carry between 3-8 patients, the others 0-2 (hand, foot/ankle. pedi). The weekend crew normally is left with about 20 to see each day.