Fewer Hours Means More Resident Mistakes?

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<p>Fewer</a> Hours for Doctors-in-Training Leading To More Mistakes | TIME.com</p>

<p>Restricting</a> Resident Work Hours May Not Reduce Errors - Kaiser Health News</p>

<p>Shorter</a> shifts for medical interns may not mean fewer mistakes - CBS News</p>

<p>And here's the original JAMA Internal Medicine article:</p>

<p>JAMA</a> Network | JAMA Internal Medicine | The Effects of Work-Hour Limitations on Resident Well-being, Patient Care, and Education in an Internal Medicine Residency Program</p>

<p>The authors compared survey results from residents in 2001 (before the new WHL went into effect) against resident survey results in 2012.</p>

<p>Overall, the residents like having work hours limitation (WHL). They report greater career satisfaction and a slight decrease in the rates of "burn-out". However, the residents also report a higher negative impact on their education training (esp in R2 & 3) and higher negative impact on the quality of patient care (again, esp in R2 & 3)</p>