Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Part LXII: Efforts by National Organizations to Promote Resident Wellness

Multiple national organizations promote resident wellness. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education limits work hours and sleep deprivation for residents. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires that residency programs take into consideration the intensity of the work, how residents are scheduled, and that residents be given reasonable time off to go to medical and dental care appointments. The Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, the National Wellness Institute, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Radiology are some of the other national organizations fighting burnout and promoting wellness.
Source: Clinical Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: From the American College of Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research