Medical residents & interns work absurd hours in high-stress environments with little time off for comparatively low wages. When they have nothing left to give, it’s called “burnout.” We should call it what it is: abuse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_1PNZdHq6Q
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-do-doctors-in-the-us-need-to-work-such-crazy_b_59df05bfe4b075f45223a409
https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/12/young-doctors-needed-more-sleep-but-the-plan-for-them-to-get-it-might-have-backfired.html
https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/scut-work-is-harming-residents-and-their-patients?_csrf_attempted=yes
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/strategic-napping-recommended-for-sleep-deprived-residents
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138977/
https://www.facs.org/media/press%20releases/jacs/resident0715
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1800965
http://www.thefirsttrial.org/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23529201/
Patient Safety, Resident Education and Resident Well-Being Following Implementation of the 2003 ACGME Duty Hour Rules - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6788650/
Reform to Resident Physicians’ Work Hours Does Not Improve Surgical Patient Safety - https://www.facs.org/media/press%20releases/jacs/resident0715
National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training
As compared with standard duty-hour policies, flexible, less-restrictive duty-hour policies for surgical residents were associated with noninferior patient outcomes and no significant difference in residents satisfaction with overall well-being and education quality.
Effects of the 2011 duty hour reforms on interns and their patients: a prospective longitudinal cohort studyhttps://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/CPRResidency2020.pdf
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190820lv-residburnout.html