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Effect of the ACGME Duty Hours Restrictions on Surgical Residents and Faculty: A Systematic Review

Abstract

PURPOSE: Educators in surgical training programs are concerned that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty hours limitations may adversely affect surgical residents' education, especially their operative experience, so the authors aimed to evaluate the impact of duty hours reductions on surgical residency. METHOD: The authors searched English- and French-language literature (2000-2008) for articles about the …

Authors

Jamal MH; Rousseau MC; Hanna WC; Doi SAR; Meterissian S; Snell L

Journal

Academic Medicine, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 34–42

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

1 2011

DOI

10.1097/acm.0b013e3181ffb264

ISSN

1040-2446