Summary of Proposed Changes to ACGME Common Program Requirements Section VI. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Summary of Proposed Changes to ACGME Common Program Requirements Section VI. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published November 2016

Summary of Proposed Changes to ACGME Common Program Requirements Section VI.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Implementation of resident duty hours, meant to address fatigue in health care, has long been a subject of patient safety discussions. This website provides a summary of proposed changes to the current ACGME residency Common Program Requirements that shape working hours, offers rationale for the revisions, and calls for comments from the field regarding the changes. The deadline for submitting comments is December 19, 2016.

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