A real-time computer model to assess resident work-hours scenarios

• Published in: Academic medicine Vol. 77; no. 7; p. 752
• Main Authors: McDonald, Furman S, Ramakrishna, Gautam, Schultz, Henry J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2002
• Subjects: Computer Simulation - statistics & numerical data; Computer Systems - statistics & numerical data; Continuity of Patient Care; Education, Medical, Graduate; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internship and Residency - statistics & numerical data; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - statistics & numerical data

To accurately model residents' work hours and assess options to forthrightly meet Residency Review Committee-Internal Medicine (RRC-IM) requirements. The requirements limiting residents' work hours are clearly defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and...