“‘Study after study shows that sleep-deprived resident physicians are a danger to themselves, their patients and the public,’ says Dr. Michael Carome, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group.” Yet a new rule would change medical interns’ maximum of 16 hours without a break to a possible 28 hours.
Read the pros and cons of this change at Medical Interns Could Work Longer Without A Break Under New Rule and decide for yourself.
Then, if you think this would be a situation you wouldn’t want yourself or a loved one to face, add your name to the No 28-Hour Shifts for Novice Doctors petition.