How Hard Will Your Intern Year Be?

We have all heard about how hard the intern year is. Let's let FREIDA weigh in, shall we? How many hours a week do you want to work in your intern year? How many days off do you want? Don't forget to check out our Residency Pages with resources to help you make the decisions you need. We are trying to improve them, so feel free to email us suggestions on what you could use!

(NOTE: This list is in order of descending happiness during your intern year!)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 54.3
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 19.5
Average days off duty per week 1.6

ANESTHESIOLOGY
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 61.4
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 24.9
Average days off duty per week 1.6

FAMILY MEDICINE
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 63.5
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 28.3
Average days off duty per week 1.3

INTERNAL MEDICINE
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 65.2
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 27.6
Average days off duty per week 1.2

PEDIATRICS (but at least the people are nice!)
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 67.3
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 28.5
Average days off duty per week 1.2

ORTHO SURGERY
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 71.8
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 26.5
Average days off duty per week 1.2

SURGERY (General)
Resident work hours (PY1)
Average hours on duty per week 76.2
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty 27.1
Average days off duty per week 1.1

EM Residency Planning for 2009!

Dr. Jared Strote will be leading our final EMIG event of the year next Thursday, May 8th at 5:00PM in T550.

Dr. Strote and a panel will offer guidance and answer questions related to planning for EM residency applications. Bring your questions about things like away rotations, UW EM rotations, timing of applications, personal statements, interviews, and anything else you want to learn about.

Please let me know if you plan to attend by emailing EMIG, so we can get enough food.

Thanks, Joe & EMIG Leadership!

State of EM Training at the UW, part II

Join us April 10th for a special discussion of the past, present, and future of EM training here at the UW! As you know, there currently is no EM residency program here in Seattle, but recent developments have been encouraging! This meeting will have two components:

1. A presentation by Dr. Bremner (Medicine department chair) and Dr. Broudy (HMC) to discuss the past, present, and future of EM here in Seattle. Progress has been made and more developments are on the horizon.

2. A presentation by Dr. Susan Prommes from San Francisco will share the "UCSF experience" of founding a new EM residency. UCSF is one of the newest EM programs in the country and recently matched their first residency class this year (including a student from the UW).

Join us in showing our strong interest in EM and the need to have a residency program here in Seattle!

The March 2008 Match Results!!

Come see the new 2008 Match results on the EMIG Residency Planning Website! UW School of Medicine matched 15 people to Emergency Medicine this year and we got students into some of the greatest and most sought after programs for EM in the country!

The EMIG Planning website includes a list of all recent programs and students that UW has matched in Emergency Medicine over the last several years. In addition, it has a time line of things to think about if you are interested in applying to Emergency Medicine as well as other important info. Also updated a few broken links, such as the UWMC Emergency Medicine Clerkship pages!