When Policy Meets Physiology

Lockley, et. al. “When Policy Meets Physiology: The Challenge of Reducing Resident Work Hours.” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Aug. 2006, 449.  (Download in PDF)

It is an unfortunate truth that “residency programs routinely make evidence-based decisions in clinical practice and even in selecting trainees, but have appeared reluctant to rely on such data to develop safe resident work hour schedules that are optimal for both training and patient care