Resident duty hour modification affects perceptions in medical education, general wellness, and ability to provide patient care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resident duty hours have recently been under criticism, with concerns for resident and patient well-being. Historically, call shifts have been long, and some residency training programs have now restricted shift lengths. Data and opinions about the effects of such restrictions are conflicting. The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Dalhousie University recently moved from a traditional call structure to a day float/night float system. This study evaluated how this change in duty hours affected resident perceptions in several key domains.

Methods

Senior residents from an internal medicine training program in Canada responded to an anonymous online survey immediately before and 6 months after the implementation of duty hour reform. The survey contained questions

SUBMITTER: Moeller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4944256 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature