Neurosurgery Resident Duty Hours and the Learning and Working Environment
Guest post from Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA Past President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Past President, Society of Neurological Surgeons Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics The Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA After thirteen […]
Change Shift-work Aspects of Resident Duty Hours System to Improve Patient Care
Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA President, Society of Neurological Surgeons On March 16-17, 2016, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) convened the“Resident Duty Hours in the Learning and Working Environment Congress“ in Chicago. Before the meeting, leaders of organized neurosurgery submitted a white paper on resident duty hours to the ACGME, and […]