Musings of a Dinosaur: Resident Work Hour Restrictions: My Solution
I trained back in the dark ages, befitting a dinosaur, when there were no restrictions on the hours worked by resident physicians in training.
I think his answer has merit. I cringe at the experience awaiting residents as they get out to the Real World. I don’t think it’s got a chance in heck of being adopted, but it’s a good idea.
Given the shameful lack of nuance and common sense in the heavy hand of government regulation, I agree about the prospects for the adoption of tapering work hour limits (somewhere between a snowball and hell), but thanks for the hat tip.