Eighty hour work reform: Faculty and resident perceptions

Saúde e qualidade de vida de médicos residentes

“…Several studies have been performed in the United States to assess the impact of duty hour restrictions on professional training and patient care [27][28][29][30][31] . In the United States, Dola et al 32 surveyed resident and faculty opinions about duty hour restrictions for residents. They found that 45.3 percent of residents believe restricting duty hours improves the quality of patient care, while only 8.8 percent of professors share that notion.…”

Effects of Resident Duty-Hours Restrictions on Surgical and Nonsurgical Teaching Faculty

“…However, these reforms are relatively recent. 5,6,11,14 As younger physicians begin to practice, particularly in academics, it will be interesting to see if perceptions and attitudes are ultimately different between the old and new generation of trainees. Similarly, sex did not have any effect on faculty perceptions, though women residents have previously been more favorable toward the changes than men.…”

Three-Phase Model for Surgical Training: A Proposal for Improved Resident Training, Assessment, and Satisfaction

“…10 Residents and educators in a variety of specialties believe that the limitations of work hours interfere with their educational goals. [11][12][13][14] Our current pedagogy is disadvantaged by conflicting demands on the faculty, who are forced continually to increase their clinical throughput while being insufficiently incentivized to teach. Additionally, as a direct result of work-hours restrictions, faculty receive less dependable and consistent resident coverage.…”