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  • Medical Education
  • Internal Medicine
  • Workforce Management

Background:

  • House staff work hours are under increasing scrutiny due to duty hour restrictions.
  • Understanding intern time allocation is crucial for optimizing training and patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the distribution of work activities among internal medicine interns during on-call periods.
  • To identify key areas where intern time is allocated.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective time motion study was conducted with internal medicine interns on general medicine wards.
  • Trained observers used specialized software to record intern tasks continuously during call days.
  • Time spent on six categories (clinical computer work, non-patient communication, direct patient care, downtime, transit, teaching/learning) was measured.

Main Results:

  • Internal medicine interns spent the largest proportion of on-call time on clinical computer work (40%) and non-patient communication (30%).
  • Direct patient care at the bedside accounted for only 12% of intern time.
  • Downtime, transit, and teaching/learning comprised 11%, 5%, and 2% of time, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • On-call internal medicine interns dedicate minimal time to direct patient care and educational activities.
  • Decreasing intern duty hours necessitate a focus on preserving patient interaction time and enhancing learning opportunities.
  • Strategies are needed to reallocate intern time towards more meaningful clinical and educational experiences.