University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
The '16-hour rule': a giant step, but in which direction
UMMS Affiliation
Meyers Primary Care Institute; Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Publication Date
8-1-2015
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adult; Fatigue; Female; Humans; Internship and Residency; Male; Patient Care; *Quality of Health Care; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; *Work Schedule Tolerance
Disciplines
Medical Education
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.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.04.022
Source
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
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The American journal of medicine
PubMed ID
25981692
Repository Citation
Popkin, Joel H.; Eissa, Khaled E.; Mazor, Kathleen M.; and Lemay, Celeste A., "The '16-hour rule': a giant step, but in which direction" (2015). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 947.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/947