Work Hours In The News
Shorter Hours, Fewer Nights: Life as a British Resident
To U.S. physicians, limiting resident work hours to 48 per week seems unimaginable. But to Elisabeth Paice, FRCP, dean of postgraduate medical education in London, it’s all part of effective medical training.
Looking Back at Four Years of National Work Hour Limits
Two NEJM perspective pieces examine the effect the 2003 ACGME hours regulations have had
What Does Labor Day Have To Do With Doctors?
Not surprisingly, many resident physicians have joined unions to fight for caps on the number of hours they must work
Ask, But Don’t Tell
As the ACGME begins its annual hours compliance survey, serious doubts exist about the legitimacy of the results
Fatigue in Hospitals: A Rx for Danger
Is anyone awake in America’s teaching hospitals? Just barely, says nurses advocate Suzanne Gordon
Long Hours for Medical Interns Contribute to Auto Accidents
Radio Station WFCR reports on a NEJM study finding long hospital workdays contribute to an elevated rate of automobile accidents for medical interns
When Young Doctors Are On Call
A resident chronicles the laments of fighting sleepiness while working a marathon-length shift
A Whistleblower’s Story
Troy Madsen, MD chronicles the ordeal he endured both before and after reporting his program to the ACGME for work hours violations
Regulations on Medical Residents
AMSA President and others debate work hour regulations on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU
New York State: National Leader in Setting Safe Work Hour Limits
A special series of articles looks at the effect of over ten years of hours limits in New York State