OSHA rejects resident work hour restrictions

[elisemomof3]

The following was copied from the AAMC STAT newsletter:

OSHA denies Public Citizen’s petition to reduce resident duty hours

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rejected a
petition to restrict resident duty hours filed by Public Citizen, the
American Medical Student Association, and the Committee of Interns and
Residents last April. In a letter to Public Citizen, OSHA cited the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s voluntary
standards and enforcement tools as effective mechanisms for addressing
this issue. Public Citizen contends that the ACGME standards are
inadequate, and supports Congressional legislation that would set
federal limits on resident duty hours.

Information: Go to
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/print_release.cfm?ID=1239

Does anyone have any comments on this? Let’s hear them.

Yours,
Elise 😀

[Nicki]

I think we should all write our congressmen! It doesn’t sound to me like ACGME can be relied upon to do the right thing by patients or residents.

What would happen if residents unionized?

Am I going to be “ZOTTED” from above for suggesting such a thing? 😎
Nicki

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