Residents?? Perceptions of the Effects of Work Hour Limitations at a Large Teaching Hospital
Academic MedicinePublished 1 January 2006
Grace A. Lin, David Beck, Jane Garbutt
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The findings suggest that imposing rigid work hour restrictions has significant consequences for patient Care and medical education and that the most effective ways to balance work hour limitations with the demands of patient care and necessary educational components to train competent physicians have yet to be identified.
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Residents in the sample favored work hour restrictions but had serious concerns about the effects of the restrictions on patient care and medical education. The findings suggest that imposing rigid work hour restrictions has significant consequences for patient care and medical education and that the most effective ways to balance work hour limitations with the demands of patient care and necessary educational components to train competent physicians have yet to be identified.
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