No More 16 Hour Cap for Interns

Good news for those of us starting residency this July. Source: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/877057 "Residency programs can increase shift hours for first-year trainees beginning this July from 16 to 24, with an extra 4 hours to manage patient hand-offs, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced today. As a result, first-year residents can have shifts as long as more senior residents. However, the maximum number of hours that any resident... No More 16 Hour Cap for Interns
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