Present imperfect: Doctors in training work even when ill, study finds
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
Three out of five residents surveyed came to work while sick, possibly exposing their patients and colleagues to suboptimal performance and communicable disease, according to a new study. One out of three did so more than once. At one hospital, 100 percent of residents worked when sick. More than half of resident physicians surveyed said they didn't have time to see a doctor.