Strict limits resident duty hours may limit the flexibility needed to teach the next generation of doctors, says the head of the AAMC
In an Oct. 24, 2007, interview with Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda, physician Darrell Kirch, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges, comments on several recent studies of the impact of medical resident duty hours on the quality and safety of patient care in the nation’s teaching hospitals.