Professionalism in the era of duty hours: time for a shift change?

Vineet Arora; Jeanne M. Farnan; Holly J. Humphrey

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Professionalism in the era of duty hours: time for a shift change?

December 12, 2012

Arora V, Farnan JM, Humphrey HJ. JAMA. 2012;308(21):2195-6.

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Discussing how residents continue to work beyond duty hour limits, this commentary advocates for a new model of professionalism to help faculty and trainees view compliance with duty hours as a professional practice behavior.

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