Resident Duty Hours (English, Institute of Medicine | Committee on Optimizing Graduate Medical | Michael M. E. Johns)

About the Book

Medical residents in hospitals are often required to be on duty for long hours. In 2003 the organization overseeing graduate medical education adopted common program requirements to restrict resident workweeks, including limits to an average of 80 hours over 4 weeks and the longest consecutive period of work to 30 hours in order to protect patients and residents from unsafe conditions resulting from excessive fatigue. Resident Duty Hours provides…

ISBN: 9780309127769