Psychological well-being of surgery residents before the 80-hour work week: a multiinstitutional study1
Journal of the American College of SurgeonsPublished 1 April 2004
Mahmood S Zaré, Joseph A. Galanko, K.E. Behrns, Mark J. Koruda, Lisa M. Boyle, David R. Farley
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Both personal and programmatic variables likely affect resident well-being and should be considered in assessing the full impact of Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education directives and in guiding future restructuring efforts.
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More than one-third of general surgery residents meet criteria for clinical psychologic distress. Surgery residents perceive significantly more stress than societal controls. Both personal and programmatic variables likely affect resident well-being and should be considered in assessing the full impact of Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education directives and in guiding future restructuring efforts.
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