The '16-hour rule': a giant step, but in which direction

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Popkin, Joel H.
Eissa, Khaled E.
Mazor, Kathleen M.
Lemay, Celeste A.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Meyers Primary Care Institute
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2015-08-01
Keywords
Adult
Fatigue
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Patient Care
*Quality of Health Care
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.04.022
Abstract
The purpose of our study is to examine postgraduate year PGY-1 resident perceptions of educational and patient care experiences in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) through a survey of 2 groups completing a first year of training before and after the 16-hour rule change.
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Am J Med. 2015 Aug;128(8):922-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.04.022. Epub 2015 May 14. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.04.022
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30669
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25981692
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