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Author:   James Coverdill ,  John Mellinger
Publisher:   Vanderbilt University Press
Imprint:   Vanderbilt University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780826501066

ISBN 10:   0826501060
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   30 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction. Explaining the Struggle: Culture, Social Organization, and Work-Hour Reforms Chapter 1. Fatigue as Impairment or Practical and Educational Necessity? Chapter 2. Patient Handoffs: Can't Colleagues Assume Care Capably? Chapter 3. Stay or Go Decisions by Residents: Why Not Leave When a Day Shift is Overor Hour Limits are Reached? Chapter 4. Professionalism, Old and New: Time and Morality in Surgical Trainingand Practice Chapter 5. Less for You, More for Me? Changing Workloads for Attendings andAdvanced Practice Providers Chapter 6. Revisions Imposed and Rescinded: The Sixteen Hour Shift Limit for Interns Conclusion. Policy to Practice: Muddling Through Work-Hour Reforms References

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"This is a well-done, important study on a central issue of medical education today."" - Dr. Kenneth Ludmerer, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis"

This is a well-done, important study on a central issue of medical education today. --Dr. Kenneth Ludmerer, author of Let Me Heal: The Opportunity to Preserve Excellence in American Medicine

This is a well-done, important study on a central issue of medical education today. - Dr. Kenneth Ludmerer, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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James E. Coverdill is Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Department Head in Sociology at the University of Georgia.   John D. Mellinger is Professor and Chair, Division of General Surgery, and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery at Southern Illinois University.

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