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  • Researchers describe controversial study of surgeon training

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    Public concern surrounding residents’ work hours led the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to impose restrictions in 2003 and again in 2011. As reported in JAMA Surgery, the new Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial involved residents from 117 training programs. In all the participating programs, in accordance with…

  • Why the Obsession With Getting By on Less Sleep Needs to End

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    A recent NPR article asked the question in its headline, “Is it Safe for Medical Residents to Work 30-Hour Shifts?” I immediately shook my head in disbelief. No. Absolutely not.Basically, the peg of the story was to delve into how longer work hours may or may not impact first-year medical residents. A year-long study is…