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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedRajaram R, Chung JW, Cohen ME
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with postoperative patient outcomes in surgical specialties.
The 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform implemented additional restrictions to existing duty hour policies. The study’s objective was to determine the association between this reform and patient outcomes among several surgical specialties. It found that implementation of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform was not associated with a significant change in patient outcomes for several surgical specialties in the 2 years after reform.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Rajaram R, Chung JW, Cohen ME .
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with postoperative patient outcomes in surgical specialties.
J Am Coll Surg 2015 Sep;221(3):748-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.06.010..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Outcomes, Surgery, Training