The average hours worked per week by physicians decreased 7.6% in the two decades between 2001 and 2021, according to a new study by researchers at Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. The observed decreases were driven by reduced work hours among male physicians (particularly fathers), full-time physicians, and younger physicians. Physician mothers were the only group to increase weekly work hours, with a 3% increase over 20 years. The number of part-time physicians remained flat throughout the study period. Declining trends in work hours were similarly present among non-physician holders of doctoral degrees, suggesting a broader trend among highly-educated professionals in their approach to work hours.
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