BACKGROUND: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident work hour limitations were implemented in July, 2003. Effects on faculty are not well understood. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the resident work hour limitations on the professional lives of faculty physicians. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Survey of faculty physicians at three teaching hospitals associated with university-based internal medicine and surgery residency programs in Seattle, Washington. Physicians who attended on Internal Medicine and Surgery in-patient services during the 10 mo after implementation of work hour limitations were eligible for participation (N = 366); 282 physicians (77%) returned surveys. MEASUREMENTS: Participants were asked about the effects of resident work hour limitations on aspects of their professional lives, including clinical work, research, teaching, and professional satisfaction. RESULTS: Most attending physicians reported that, because of work hour limitations, they spent more time on clinical work (52%), felt more responsibility for supervising patient care (65%), and spent less time on research or other academic pursuits (51%) and teaching residents (72%). Reported changes in work content were independently associated with the self-reported probability of leaving academic medicine in the next 3 y. CONCLUSIONS: Resident work hour limitations have had large effects on the professional lives of faculty. These findings may have important implications for recruiting and retaining faculty at academic medical centers.
BACKGROUND: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident work hour limitations were implemented in July, 2003. Effects on faculty are not well understood. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the resident work hour limitations on the professional lives of faculty physicians. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Survey of faculty physicians at three teaching hospitals associated with university-based internal medicine and surgery residency programs in Seattle, Washington. Physicians who attended on Internal Medicine and Surgery in-patient services during the 10 mo after implementation of work hour limitations were eligible for participation (N = 366); 282 physicians (77%) returned surveys. MEASUREMENTS: Participants were asked about the effects of resident work hour limitations on aspects of their professional lives, including clinical work, research, teaching, and professional satisfaction. RESULTS: Most attending physicians reported that, because of work hour limitations, they spent more time on clinical work (52%), felt more responsibility for supervising patient care (65%), and spent less time on research or other academic pursuits (51%) and teaching residents (72%). Reported changes in work content were independently associated with the self-reported probability of leaving academic medicine in the next 3 y. CONCLUSIONS: Resident work hour limitations have had large effects on the professional lives of faculty. These findings may have important implications for recruiting and retaining faculty at academic medical centers.
Authors: Donald E Pathman; Thomas R Konrad; Eric S Williams; William E Scheckler; Mark Linzer; Jeff Douglas Journal: J Fam Pract Date: 2002-07 Impact factor: 0.493
Authors: Kathlyn E Fletcher; Willie Underwood; Steven Q Davis; Rajesh S Mangrulkar; Laurence F McMahon; Sanjay Saint Journal: JAMA Date: 2005-09-07 Impact factor: 56.272
Authors: Barbara A Schindler; Dennis H Novack; Diane G Cohen; Joel Yager; Dora Wang; Nicholas J Shaheen; Phyllis Guze; LuAnn Wilkerson; Douglas A Drossman Journal: Acad Med Date: 2006-01 Impact factor: 6.893
Authors: Judith L Bowen; David A Cook; Martha Gerrity; Adina L Kalet; Jennifer R Kogan; Anderson Spickard; Diane B Wayne Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2008-07 Impact factor: 5.128
Authors: Hyeong Won Yu; June Young Choi; Young Suk Park; Hyung Sub Park; YoungRok Choi; Sang-Hoon Ahn; Eunyoung Kang; Heung-Kwon Oh; Eun-Kyu Kim; Jai Young Cho; Duck-Woo Kim; Do Joong Park; Yoo-Seok Yoon; Sung Bum Kang; Hyung-Ho Kim; Ho-Seong Han; Taeseung Lee Journal: Ann Surg Treat Res Date: 2019-04-24 Impact factor: 1.859
Authors: Jourdyn A Lawrence; Brigette A Davis; Thea Corbette; Emorcia V Hill; David R Williams; Joan Y Reede Journal: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Date: 2021-01-11