A comparative resident site visit project: a novel approach for implementing programmatic change in the duty hours era.

Matthew J Crowley; Christina E Barkauskas; Douglas Srygley; Evan P Kransdorf; Thomas W LeBlanc; David L Simel; Diana B McNeill

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A comparative resident site visit project: a novel approach for implementing programmatic change in the duty hours era.

August 4, 2010

Crowley MJ, Barkauskas CE, Srygley D, et al. Acad Med. 2010;85(7):1140-6.

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This study describes the Resident Site Visit Project (RSVP), which sent teams of internal medicine housestaff to other programs to learn about strategies for adopting duty hour regulations.

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