Effects of the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work hour rules on surgical interns: a prospective study in a community teaching hospital

Conclusions: The new ACGME work hours increased the ESS scores among interns at NWH and caused interns to be more tired than interns on the Q4 schedule. This is likely caused by the multiple nights of poor sleep without a post-call day to make up sleep.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - January 21, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Tovy Haber Kamine, Rebecca J. Barron, Agnieszka Lesicka, John D. Galbraith, Frederick H. Millham, Janet Larson Tags: Association for Surgical Education Source Type: research