Study finds: Tired, Stressed Docs Make More Mistakes

A report in the Sept. 23/30 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that fatigue isn’t the only contributor to medical errors among medical residents but financial woes, family concerns and other elements of distress play also a major role in potentially fatal mistakes. The study team used data from 430 [...]

Medical Residents: Medical Mistakes and Burnout 5 Years after the Policy Change

USA today posted an article on lack of sleep of medical residents on Monday, August 4, 2008.  In this article they are talking about the 2003 policy change from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which cuts shifts to 24 to 30 hours with a maximum of 80 hours per week. This study of [...]