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Residents' perspectives on ACGME regulation of supervision and duty hours—a national survey.

Drolet BC, Spalluto LB, Fischer SA. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:e34.

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Cost implications of ACGME's 2011 changes to resident duty hours and the training environment.

Nuckols TK, Escarce JJ. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:241-249.

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Resident fatigue: is there a patient safety issue?

Mitchell CD, Mooty CR, Dunn EL, Ramberger KC, Mangram AJ. Am J Surg. 2009;198:811-816.

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Rethinking resident supervision to improve safety: from hierarchical to interprofessional models.

Tamuz M, Giardina TD, Thomas EJ, Menon S, Singh H. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:448-456.

COMMENTARY

The ACGME’s final duty-hour standards—special PGY-1 limits and strategic napping.

Iglehart JK. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1589-1591.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety.

Ulmer C, Wolman DM, Johns MME, eds. Committee on Optimizing Graduate Medical Trainee (Resident) Hours and Work Schedule to Improve Patient Safety, Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2008. ISBN: 9780309127721.

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Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour regulations on neurosurgical resident education and productivity.

Jagannathan J, Vates GE, Pouratian N, et al. J Neurosurg. 2009;110:820-827.

COMMENTARY

Resident duty hour regulation and patient safety: establishing a balance between concerns about resident fatigue and adequate training in neurosurgery.

Grady MS, Batjer HH, Dacey RG. J Neurosurg. 2009;110:828-836.

COMMENTARY

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident duty hour new standards: history, changes, and impact on staffing of intensive care units.

Pastores SM, O’Connor MF, Kleinpell RM, et al. Crit Care Med. 2011;39:2540-2549.

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ACGME duty-hour recommendations—a national survey of residency program directors.

Antiel RM, Thompson SM, Reed DA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:e12.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Quality Care and Excellence in Medical Education.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

COMMENTARY

For whom the Bell Commission tolls: unintended effects of limiting residents' hours.

Millard WB. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:A25-A29.

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Effects of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour limits on sleep, work hours, and safety.

Landrigan CP, Fahrenkopf AM, Lewin D, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122:250-258.

COMMENTARY

Resident duty hours in surgery for ensuring patient safety, providing optimum resident education and training, and promoting resident well-being: a response from the American College of Surgeons to the Report of the Institute of Medicine, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety."

Britt LD, Sachdeva AK, Healy GB, Whalen TV, Blair PG; Members of the ACS Task Force on Resident Duty Hours. Surgery. 2009;146:398-409.

STUDY

Decreased bile duct injury rate during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the era of the 80-hour resident workweek.

Yaghoubian A, Saltmarsh G, Rosing DK, et al. Arch Surg. 2008;143:847-851.

COMMENTARY

How long does it take to train a surgeon?

Purcell Jackson G, Tarpley JL. BMJ. 2009;339:b4260.

COMMENTARY

Revisiting duty-hour limits — IOM recommendations for patient safety and resident education.

Iglehart JK. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:2633-2635.

STUDY

Factors associated with intern fatigue.

Friesen LD, Vidyarthi AR, Baron RB, Katz PP. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:1981-1986.

COMMENTARY

The response of the APPD, CoPS and AAP to the Institute of Medicine report on resident duty hours.

Guralnick S, Rushton J, Bale JF Jr, Norwood V, Trimm F, Schumacher D. Pediatrics. 2010;125:786-790.

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Association of workload of on-call medical interns with on-call sleep duration, shift duration, and participation in educational activities.

Arora VM, Georgitis E, Siddique J, et al. JAMA. 2008;300:1146-1153.

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