The perspective of the vascular surgery trainee on new ACGME regulations, fatigue, resident training, and patient safety

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 697-702

  Martino, Randall R De ^a   Brewster, L P ^b   Kokkosis, A A ^c   Glass, C ^d   Boros, M ^e   Kreishman, P ^f   Kauvar, D A ^g   Farber, A ^h  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME; duty hours; vascular training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84855995263     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: 19389116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574411418130     Document Type: Article

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