Surgical Training, Duty-Hour Restrictions, and Implications for Meeting the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Core Competencies
Archives of SurgeryPublished 1 June 2012
Ryan M. Antiel, Kyle J. Van Arendonk, Darcy A. Reed, Kyla P. Terhune, John L. Tarpley, John R. Porterfield
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Although less pessimistic than program directors, interns beginning their training under the new paradigm of duty-hour restrictions have significant concerns about the effect of these regulations on the quality of their training.
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Although less pessimistic than program directors, interns beginning their training under the new paradigm of duty-hour restrictions have significant concerns about the effect of these regulations on the quality of their training.
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