Background: In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
mandated 80-hour resident duty limits. In 2011 the ACGME mandated 16-hour duty …

Background Despite 25 years of implementation and a sizable amount of research, the
impact of resident duty hour restrictions on patients and residents still is unclear. Advocates …

Importance Surgical expertise demands technical and nontechnical skills. Traditionally,
surgical trainees acquired these skills in the operating room; however, operative time for …

Objective To develop operative independence with essential procedures by the end of their
training, residents need graded autonomy as they progress through training. This study …

Importance Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has created a shift in how many surgical
diseases are treated. Examining the effect on resident operative experience provides …

OBJECTIVE The ACGME instituted the 2011 residency duty-hour restrictions (DHR) to
increase resident well-being and patient safety. However, its eventual remodeling came …

Background Studies applying transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) to motor regions
to enhance surgical skills have observed modest benefits in performance. Early surgical …

Background Although overall operative volume has remained stable since the
implementation of duty hours, more detailed analyses suggest shifts in the resident …

Purpose To summarize current high-quality studies evaluating the effect and efficacy of
resident duty hours reforms (DHRs) on patient safety and resident education and well-being …

Objective To assess if the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
case log system accurately captures operative experience of our postgraduate year 1 (PGY …