The Effect of Work Hour Regulations on Personal Development during Residency

In the Balance18 May 2004The Effect of Work Hour Regulations on Personal Development during ResidencyMelinda E. Glines, MDMelinda E. Glines, MDFrom Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-10-200405180-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In my first week of residency, I spoke with some of the graduating residents about their plans for the future. I asked them a question they had probably heard many times: “What are you going to do next?” Most of them were taking time off to travel or spend time with their families. Some were planning to do part-time, locum tenens work to pay off loans. Only a few of the class of 12 residents had conventional full-time positions lined up. I was surprised that this dynamic and accomplished group of new family physicians did not seem very interested in ...References1. Lowenstein J. Where have all the giants gone? Reconciling medical education and the traditions of patient care with limitations on resident work hours. Perspect Biol Med. 2003;46:273-82. [PMID: 12721525] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Buysse DJ, Barzansky B, Dinges D, Hogan E, Hunt CE, Owens J, et al . Sleep, fatigue, and medical training: setting an agenda for optimal learning and patient care. Sleep. 2003;26:218-25. [PMID: 12683483] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Baldwin PJ, Dodd M, Wrate RW. Young doctors' health—I. How do working conditions affect attitudes, health and performance? Soc Sci Med. 1997;45:35-40. [PMID: 9203268] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Baldwin PJ, Dodd M, Wrate RM. Young doctors' health—II. Health and health behaviour. Soc Sci Med. 1997;45:41-4. [PMID: 9203269] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Suskin N, Ryan G, Fardy J, Clarke H, McKelvie R. Clinical workload decreases the level of aerobic fitness in housestaff physicians. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 1998;18:216-20. [PMID: 9632323] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Reuben DB. Depressive symptoms in medical house officers. Effects of level of training and work rotation. Arch Intern Med. 1985;145:286-8. [PMID: 3977488] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Darosa DA, Bell RH, Dunnington GL. Residency program models, implications, and evaluation: results of a think tank consortium on resident work hours. Surgery. 2003;133:13-23. [PMID: 12563233] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Yu JN. Night shift call systems in family practice residencies. Fam Med. 1994;26:163-7. [PMID: 8026661] MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Dolan KL, Rosner F, Spiegel K. Survey of nonphysician tasks performed by medicine residents at a municipal hospital. J Natl Med Assoc. 1990;82:629-33. [PMID: 2213911] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Melinda E. Glines, MDAffiliations: From Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Melinda E. Glines, MD, Family Practice Center, 3324 Chanate Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; e-mail, glinesm@sutterhealth.org. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoHow Many Hours Is Enough? An Old Profession Meets a New Generation Steven A. Schroeder Reducing Resident Work Hours: Unproven Assumptions and Unforeseen Outcomes Mitchell Charap Benefits of Resident Work Hours Regulation Kelley M. Skeff , Stephen Ezeji-Okoye , Peter Pompei , and Stanley Rockson Residents' Work Hours Gabriella Varallo Bedarida Residents' Work Hours Sarang Kim Residents' Work Hours Timothy Lahey Residents' Work Hours Yungpo Bernard Su and Lydia Kang Residents' Work Hours Ilene M. Rosen , Judy A. Shea , and Lisa M. Bellini Residents' Work Hours Mitchell Charap Metrics Cited byResidents' Work HoursGabriella Varallo Bedarida, MD, PhDResidents' Work HoursYungpo Bernard Su, MD and Lydia Kang, MDResidents' Work HoursIlene M. Rosen, MD, Judy A. Shea, PhD, and Lisa M. Bellini, MDHow Many Hours Is Enough? An Old Profession Meets a New GenerationSteven A. Schroeder, MD 18 May 2004Volume 140, Issue 10Page: 818-819KeywordsDietExerciseInpatientsOutpatientsPatientsResidencyRunningSleep deprivationStiffnessSweat ePublished: 18 May 2004 Issue Published: 18 May 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...