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The issue is whether their presence, dizzy with exhaustion, on the hospital floor is a help or a hazard. An oft cited 2004 study of intensive-care units found that medical residents made 36% more serious mistakes during 30-hour shifts than during shifts half as long. So the simple...
Even medical residents are wary of the proposed changes, and some are reluctant to give up their exhausting schedules, which many deem necessary for learning. Dr. Erika Roshanravan, a first-year resident in the family-medicine program at the University of Washington in Seattle, agrees that getting more sleep is...
Dr. John Scales, a first-year resident at the University of Florida who will begin his training in radiology this summer, says more sleep would enable him to better retain everything, "to consolidate some of the learning that happens on an almost daily basis," he explains. But he worries that...
Indeed, the resident's labor-intensive schedule was not structured that way by chance, says Dr. Thomas J. Nasca, chief executive officer of ACGME. Learning to work through exhaustion is part of the training process, not merely a matter of young residents paying dues or getting hazed by veterans. "This...
Former industrial-school resident Quinn says he didn't speak to anyone about his experiences for more than 30 years. It was only after the first wave of scandals broke in the '90s that he felt able to tell his story. "Years ago, if I had mentioned to anyone here...