Institute of Medicine Committee Report on Resident Duty Hours: A View From a Trench

Abstract

TO MOVE FORWARD IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER, WE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING: 1) support more research to evaluate the effects of duty hours in conjunction with other interrelated factors on patient safety, 2) encourage individual Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review committees to develop specialty specific duty hour limitations, and 3) develop partnerships between the IOM, ACGME, and the institutions directly involved with medical education to study how to maximize patient safety while maintaining quality educational outcomes.