Complying with ACGME resident duty hours restrictions: restructuring the 80-hour workweek to enhance education and patient safety at Texas A&M/Scott & White Memorial Hospital.

Paul E Ogden; Stephen Sibbitt; Martha Howell; David Rice; Jeana O'Brien; Roberto Aguirre; Peter Naus; Donald DiPette

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Complying with ACGME resident duty hours restrictions: restructuring the 80-hour workweek to enhance education and patient safety at Texas A&M/Scott & White Memorial Hospital.

December 13, 2006

Ogden PE, Sibbitt S, Howell M, et al. Acad Med. 2006;81(12):1026-31.

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The authors describe their experiences in implementing changes at their institution to address the 2003 ACGME duty hour restrictions.

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