Table 1.
Growth rate of weekly work hours by category (from 1998 to 2019)
| Work activity | Growth rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Direct patient care | −12 |
| Direct patient care without a teaching component* | −12 |
| Direct patient care with a teaching component* | 21 |
| Health committees | −27 |
| Managing your practice | −28 |
| Indirect patient care | 61 |
| Research | −21 |
| Administration | −42 |
| Teaching | −10 |
| Continuing medical education | −18 |
| Other | −51 |
*
Data for direct patient care with or without a teaching component are only available from 2004 to 2019.