title: Limiting resident duty hours.
abstract: Limitation of resident duty hours continues to be a national concern with weekly work hour limits legislated in New York State. The Residency Review Committee for Surgery monitors programs for working conditions and will be enforcing new regulations from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Other sources of resident stress must also be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA.
authors.forename: Lazar J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Greenfield
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D016526:Workload