Duty hour recommendations and implications for meeting the ACGME core competencies: Views of residency directors

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-191

  Antiel, Ryan M ^a,b   Thompson, Scott M ^a,b   Hafferty, Frederic W ^b   James, Katherine M ^b   Tilburt, Jon C ^b   Bannon, Michael P ^b   Fischer, Philip R ^b   Farley, David R ^b   Reed, Darcy A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 79952394116     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0635     Document Type: Article

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