How Many Hours Do Medical Students Spend Studying? And Do They Have Enough Time Left For Sleep?

First- and second-year medical students typically study more than 21 hours a week. The highest concentration of studying appears to occur in the second year, with 40% of respondents indicating they studied more than 40 hours every week. By the fourth year, a minority (14%) still studied longer than 40 hours.

In terms of self-care, sleep may not be as hard to come by as feared. More than three quarters of respondents reported getting adequate sleep sometimes or often, whereas only 23% reported rarely or never getting enough rest. In terms of health, 45% of respondents reported exercising three or more times per week, and less than one quarter claimed to do almost no weekly exercise.

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