Hours really depend on what hospital you are at and what rotation you are doing and generally how busy it is. You dont really punch in and punch out. Everyone shows up allowing themselves enough time to get work do ne.

You are dreaming if you think you will have bankers hours. Generally you need to be at the hospital at least an hour or so before the residents get there so that you can see all the pts and look up labs and films before rounds.
For example, in obgyn, i used to get to the hospital at 5.30am (we rounded at 7am with the residents) and then stayed there either in clinic or on the floor until about 5pm (left after afternoon rounds) Call was every 6 days (including weekends) because we had 6 students. For call we stayed overnight.
Medicine I used to show up at around 6-7am, morning report was at 8am, and then check out rounds at 4pm. For call My team was on call twice a week and we had to come in on weekends and write notes. The students made up a schedule and just alternated weekends and call days. Some days I stayed overnight call other days I went home between 11pm and midnite.
Family practice is bankers hours I show up at 8am and we are generally done by 3pm.
Peds is about 6.30-7am to about 4pm - 5pm generally .. depends on when clinic ends..
Surgery anywhere from 3am to 5.30am to about 6pm plus call etc..

The residents didnt really care what student was there as long as some student was there for call, to assist in surgery etc... They really didnt set up the schedule, we divided it fairly amongst ourselves.

THese hours will vary by hospital, by rotation and even by subteams in particular rotations. They will vary based on times at which you round with staff, how much responsibility you actually have and what work needs to be done. Theres been days where Ive gotten done at 12 noon and others where ive had to stay later, it just depends on work load. Only rotations where i had a definate lunch time was family and peds. With everything else you eat when theres time. Sometimes its early sometimes it might as well be dinner instead of lunch.

How early you get into the hospital really depend on how fast you can see pts and write notes. Your first rotations you will need to come in earlier because you are still learning what to do and how to do it. Near the end you become more experienced and efficient so instead of say 2 pts and notes in 1 hour you will be able to do 4 or 5 in an hour. Its all about practice.

This is what my experience has been. Others at diff hospitals might do it differently.

-studentmd

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