Staff and resident perceptions on the introduction of a team based multi-specialty resident night shift system.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the perceptions of staff and resident physicians on the impact of implementation of a new team based multi-specialty resident night shift system.

Methods

An electronic survey was distributed anonymously to all resident physicians in the Core Internal Medicine residency program at the University of Alberta. A similar survey was distributed to staff physicians in the 4 specialties impacted by this new system: hematology, respirology, nephrology and gastroenterology.

Results

74 physicians completed the survey. A majority of respondents (67%) indicated the new system was a positive change. Most shared it was better than traditional 1 in 4 call (65%), with resident physicians appreciating the team based nature of the system (65%), and just more than

SUBMITTER: Katz SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119506 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature