Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Shorter Shifts For Interns: A Solution, Source Of New Problems, Or Merely An Organizational Challenge

Some Doctors Questioning Whether Shorter Shifts For Interns Are Endangering Patients by  Sandra G. Boodman.  Kaiser Health News.  July 9, 2013.

(1)  According to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education the maximum allowable shift is now ______ hours, lowered from the previous limit of _________ hours.

(2) The average workweek for all residents is ________ hours.

(3)  ___________ percent of residency program directs opposed  shorter shifts for interns.

(4)  What was the results of a Johns Hopkins study of shift length for interns?

(5)  How could views about "coddling" of interns affect the implementation of the new rules?

(6)  How has Vanderbilt University Hospital adapted to the changed shift length?


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