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Editorials, Opinion Piece Address Recent IOM Recommendations On Work Schedules For Medical Residents

December 10th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Medical Information, Medical Students / Training
Two newspapers recently published two editorials and an opinion piece about recent recommendations by an Institute of Medicine committee that medical residents who work a 30-hour shift should have a five-hour, uninterrupted break to sleep after they have worked 16 hours. Summaries appear below. Tags:

IOM Panel Recommends Medical Residents Get Five Hours Of Uninterrupted Sleep After Working 16 Hours

Medical residents working a 30-hour shift should get a five-hour, uninterrupted break to sleep after working 16 hours, an Institute of Medicine panel recommended on Tuesday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (AP/Houston Chronicle, 12/2). Tags: