title: Impact of new duty-hour rules on residency training.
abstract: On the surface, changing the rules related to the number of hours residents work per day and per week sounds like a good idea. Theoretically, residents who work fewer hours would be less tired and provide better patient care. But even small changes in residency training programs have implications for the quality of the educational experience and the cost of training, as well as patient care. This article highlights the challenges that two Minnesota residency programs are facing as they adapt to the new rules around residents' work hours.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Alisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duran-Nelson
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Camp
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008910:Minnesota; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*