Emergency Medicine Physician???

Question

What are the hours these physicians work and do have to have 12 hr. shifts all the time and are they on call ever even on holidays?

Answer 1

typically ER docs will work 8-12 hour shifts 3-4 times a week.

ER docs do not have to take call because there is always a doctor in the ER. on the odd occasion when the ER is overwhelmed an ER doc might get called to come in and help but there is no obligation to do so.