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Table 4 Emergency Department clinical shifts

From: Emergency medicine residency training in Africa: overview of curriculum

Academic year

Average number ED clinical shifts per month

Median (number)

IQR (number)

Resident Year 1

16

14–21

Resident Year 2

16

14–20

Resident Year 3

15

13–16

Resident Year 4*

16

14–17

Academic year

Average duration (in hours) of single ED clinical shift

Median (hours)

IQR (hours)

Resident Year 1

12

10.5–12

Resident Year 2

12

11–12

Resident Year 3

12

12–12

Resident Year 4*

12

10.8–12

  1. *7/10 programs offers a 4 year EMRP