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New Study Reports That 13% of an Internal Medicine Intern’s Time Spent in Direct Patient Care An Assessment of Inpatient Time Allocation Among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents Using Time-Motion Observation
In an observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Dr. Krisda H. Chaiyachati showed that first-year internal medicine residents spent 66% of their time involved in indirect patient care, this included interacting with the patient’s records or recording their work. On average, residents spent 13% of their day directly involved in patient care and 7% doing educational activities. Continue reading
