Duty hours violations puts program’s accreditation in jeopardy
On Sunday, the Boston Globe reported that the surgery program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) may lose its accreditation due to duty hour violations.
According to the Globe, after a review in July, the ACGME cited the program for not meeting the standards. During its review of the program, the council identified regular instances of residents working seven days straight and 90 hour weeks, the article reports.
BIDMC administration had until yesterday to fix the problems when the ACGME visited the program to check on their progress.
In the article, the head of the surgery residency program discusses what they’ve done to prevent violations. He also points out that if a resident is at the limit, and a patient walks in with an aneurysm, the resident “doesn’t have the luxury of saying ‘I’m sorry, I have to go home.’”
How does your program handle instances like the supervisor of the surgery program describes? What do you do when a resident is up against their limit, and a patient rolls in with a life-threatening injury?
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Julie McCoy is the associate editor for the residency market at HCPro, Inc.
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