| Evaluation of the impact of resident work hour restrictions on resident outpatient clinical experience. | |
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PMID: 22195328 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of work hour restrictions on resident outpatient clinical experience. STUDY DESIGN: Schedule templates from academic years 1998-1999 (before work hour restrictions), 2002-2003 (when night float rotation was added in anticipation of work hour restrictions), and 2008-2009 (during work hour restrictions) were compared for outpatient clinic experience before and after work hour restrictions were implemented. Actual clinics on specific rotations and estimated patient encounters per scheduled clinic were considered. RESULTS: Between academic year (AY) 1998-1999 and AY 2008-2009 there was a generalized downward trend in average outpatient encounters for postgraduate year (PGY)-2, PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents (45%, 34% and 36%, respectively). For obstetrics, gynecology and ambulatory rotations, there was a downward trend in average outpatient encounters for each rotation type (61%, 14% and 63%, respectively). The average number of scheduled clinics per week was slightly decreased when comparing AY 1998-1999 to either AY 2002-2003 or AY 2008-2009. CONCLUSION: Rotation schedules before and after work hour restrictions demonstrated a downward trend in the number of scheduled outpatient encounters. These findings indicate a potential negative impact on preparation for clinical practice. |
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Shweta V Patel; Rita W Driggers; Christopher M Zahn |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of reproductive medicine Volume: 56 ISSN: 0024-7758 ISO Abbreviation: J Reprod Med Publication Date: 2011 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0173343 Medline TA: J Reprod Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 467-73 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. |
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