Impact of the 80-hour work week on resident emergency operative experience
The American Journal of SurgeryPublished 23 November 2005
Mark A. Feanny, Bradford G. Scott, Kenneth L. Mattox, Asher Hirshberg
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The ACGME regulatory environment is adversely affecting the emergency operative experience of surgical residents and the need to develop alternative methods to augment the residents' operative experience is underscored.
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The ACGME regulatory environment is adversely affecting the emergency operative experience of surgical residents. Our findings underscore the need to develop alternative methods to augment the residents' operative experience.
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