Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221.e10 , July 2009

Views of Surgery Program Directors on the Current ACGME and Proposed IOM Duty-Hour Standards

  • Ross E. Willis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Ross E. Willis, PhD, University of Texas Health Science, Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl, Mail Code 7737, San Antonio, TX 78229
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  • James E. Coverdill, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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  • John D. Mellinger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
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  • J. Craig Collins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • John R. Potts III, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas
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  • Daniel L. Dent, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas

References 

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  3. Volpp VA, Rosen AK, Rosenbaum PR, et al. Mortality among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries in the first 2 years following ACGME resident duty hour reform. J Am Med Assoc. 2007;298:975–983
  4. Mitchell CD, Mooty RC, Dunn EL, Ramberger KC, Mangram AJ. The role of resident fatigue on sentinel events in a community hospital. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA 2009;
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PII: S1931-7204(09)00100-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.06.005

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221.e10 , July 2009