| Medical Interns Could Work Longer Without A Break Under New Rule

For years, medical interns have been limited to working no more than 16 hours without a break to minimize the chances they would make mistakes while fatigued. But that restriction could soon be eased.

The group that sets the rules for medical residents proposed scrapping the 16-hour limit for interns, doctors in their first year of on-the-job training after finishing medical school. The new rule would let these new doctors work for as many as 28 hours at a stretch. You can read the proposed ACGME rule and CIR’s response with these links provided.

http://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PDFs/CPRNewsRelease_Fall2016_FINAL.pdf

http://www.housestaffunion.org/cirs-position-on-patient-resident-safety-in-2016/