Pro/Con: The effects of long work hours on medical residents
Saturday, October 9, 2010 - 16:50
in Health & Medicine
Two doctors discuss their views of why physicians in training should or should not work shorter shifts in hospitals.In the 18th century, physicians-in-training literally lived in the hospitals where they worked. Although today's "residents" are no longer supposed to be sleeping on the job, so to speak, their 30-hour work shifts mean that it's not uncommon to find them battling shut-eye in the emergency room.