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Vineet Arora, MD, MA; David Meltzer, MD, PhD

Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(11):1226-1228.

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The implementation of restricted duty hours by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have raised concerns regarding the potential negative effects on resident education and patient care.¹ Equally concerning are the potential effects on teaching faculty. Surgical studies report the "trickle-up" effect, or, increased faculty workload due to absent residents.^2-3 In a recent survey after the implementation of ACGME duty hours, faculty retrospectively reported decreased satisfaction with teaching and diminished career satisfaction.⁴ This study assesses the effect of ACGME duty-hour restrictions on inpatient attending physician teaching and satisfaction using data collected for 5 years, before and after implementation at a single institution.

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From July 2001 to July 2006, inpatient attending physicians at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, were surveyed after their inpatient general medicine (GENS) rotation. The institutional review board of the University of Chicago approved this study. From . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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