Background Little research exists regarding factors that contribute to resident fatigue during
home call. Objective We objectively tracked the number and type of pages received, as well …

Background Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) work-hour
restrictions (WHRs) are intended to improve patient safety by reducing resident fatigue …

Objective To compare otolaryngology residents' perceptions of safety climate with respect to
duty hour compliance and self-perceived fatigue. Study Design Cross-sectional study …

OBJECTIVE To characterize urology resident on-call activities overnight at a multi-site
academic medical center and model the expected volume of clinical activity using inpatient …

Objective To decrease the number of inappropriate pages after-hours by 50%. Methods
Over 9 weeks, after-hours pages to the on-call resident at University of Minnesota …

Background Pages to house staff after hours, especially overnight, lead to interrupted sleep
and fatigue the next day. Although some pages are urgent, others may not need an …

Introduction Caregiver phone calls are an important part of caring for pediatric patients. At
our institution, residents respond to after-hours caregiver calls. While it is critical for families …

Introduction On-call medical services assumed by residents represent many hours of hard
work and no studies have documented what it really entails. As part of an effort to improve …

Purpose With increases in precision medicine initiatives and genetically defined rare
diseases, the genetics and metabolism workforce is necessary to provide around-the-clock …

Objectives/Hypothesis Otolaryngology residents are often responsible for triaging after‐
hours patient calls. However, residents receive little training on this topic. Data are limited on …