Day float: An alternative to the night float coverage system for residency programs

Laryngoscope

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1257-1259

  Suryadevara, Amar C ^a   Zandifar, Hootan ^a   Guyer, Marci ^a   Kellman, Robert M ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

24 hours; 80 hours; ACGME; Call; Continuity of care; Coverage system; Day float; Fatigue; Intern; Internship; Night float; Residency; Resident

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKING TIME; ACCREDITATION; DAY CARE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCREDITATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DAY CARE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEW YORK; NIGHT CARE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 47149116235     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31816bf52f     Document Type: Article

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