Effect of the ACGME Duty Hours Restrictions on Surgical Residents and Faculty: A Systematic Review
Academic MedicinePublished 20 November 2010
Mohammad H. Jamal, Mathieu Rousseau, Waël C. Hanna, Suhail A.R. Doi, Sarkis Meterissian, Linda Snell
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The largest and most current review of the literature addressing the effect of the ACGME duty hours limitations on surgical training, finding that limitations had a positive effect on residents but a negative effect on surgical faculty.
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This is the largest and most current review of the literature addressing the effect of the ACGME duty hours limitations on surgical training. Limitations had a positive effect on residents but a negative effect on surgical faculty. Importantly, duty hours limitations did not adversely affect surgical residents' operating-room experience.
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