06/29/2010

ACGME Proposing Changes for Interns

This looks like another no-brainer. About all I can do after 16 hours working is brush my teeth and go to bed.


Rookie doctors may get shorter shifts, more supervision | kens5.com | San Antonio News, Weather, Sports, Traffic, Entertainment, Video and Photos
Dr. Lois Bready of UTHSC is part of a task force for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) which sets rules for advanced training. Proposed changes would increase supervision of rookie doctors and limit first year interns to 16 hour shifts instead of 24.

“The sleep literature really shows that an increase in errors is made after interns, particularly, have been working for 16 hours straight,” Bready said.


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Jun 29, 2010 10:51:14 AM | UTHSC San Antonio

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