How much studying is involved from finishing your medicine degree?

**ryanl1** · 10-08-2009, 11:34 PM

im quite sure that i want to become a doctor and have just been forced to take a gap year due to all rejections... so im just trying to confirm this is what i want to do before i reapply soon. I was just wondering how much studying you need to do in terms of hours per week or hours per day AFTER you have graduated and became a doctor? in your spare time when you have finished your shift...

be as truthful as possible as it would take A LOT to put me off.

**James** · 11-08-2009, 02:10 AM

A lot depends on your grade as a PRHO (F1) I did nothing out of work. As an SHO revising for membership exams I would say a couple of hours a night and 5-6hrs every weekend. Now as a reg I am still doing an hour or two per night working on research, audits and publications.

I think it will get worse for the next generation of doctors, there is an exam 1/2 way through F2 year for entry into certain (soon to be all) specialities which needs revising for and all the stupid workplace based assessments take hours...

**ryanl1** · 11-08-2009, 02:15 AM

how many hours did you work per week in F1 and F2?

ive been told its 60 per week... and if so... i cant imagine how hard it would be to do an extra couple of hours per night + 5/6 at weekend!

how was it for you?

what would happen if you slacked on your 'homework'? (not that id plan to)

**James** · 11-08-2009, 02:25 AM

I used to work 'proper' 120 hour weeks. Better let one of the new ones answer this for you.....

**ryanl1** · 11-08-2009, 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by James

I used to work 'proper' 120 hour weeks. Better let one of the new ones answer this for you.....

120 hours a week?! thats 7 hours to yourself per day... unbelievable, how did you not go insane?
id give up now if i believed ill have to do 120 hours a week

ill ask a new doctor