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On average general surgeon works 50-60 hours per week depending on the practice situation chosen, A Surgeon's shift may be anywhere from 12 to 28 hours long. In emergency situations or public health crises, their shifts may be longer. To make up for their long shifts, surgeons often work less than six days a week, with an average weekly schedule of four days.

Medical residencies usually require lengthy hours of trainees. Trainees are traditionally required to be present for set shifts, with the ending time of the shift dependent on momentary circumstances. The flexibility of this system makes it easy to abuse. For the residents works with typically includes call. On average most surgical residents work 40–80 hours a week depending on specialty and rotation within the specialty . On average any resident works about 10 hours a day when not on call.

For more details on surgeons as career you can check Careers360:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/surgeon

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