Work Smart Toolkit for resident work hours redesign

Teaching hospitals and residency programs across the country are scrambling to implement the new ACGME resident work hours rules that will take effect on July 1, 2011. To help provide residents the tools to participate in discussions at their hospitals, CIR created a tool kit that draws on best practices from innovative programs that have fully redesigned their schedules.

Experience shows that when residents participate in schedule redesign, all residents benefit from shorter hours, better training and a safer work environment. 

The Work Smart Toolkit is a comprehensive document detailing tips and resources for residency program redesign and case studies of innovative programs that have already made the successful transition.

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