How Many Hours Is Enough? An Old Profession Meets a New Generation
Authors: Steven A. Schroeder
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2004)

Editorials18 May 2004How Many Hours Is Enough? An Old Profession Meets a New GenerationSteven A. Schroeder, MDSteven A. Schroeder, MDFrom University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-1211.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-10-200405180-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Sigmund Freud said that the two most important things in life are arbeit (work) and liebe (love)—in that order. Three essays in this issue (1-3) address fundamental themes about work: How hard should one work? What does it mean to be a professional? How can one find meaning in work and still lead a full life?The catalyst for these essays is the 2002 ruling by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that restricts residency work hours to less than 80 hours per week—on average—and less than 30 hours of continuous coverage at any one time (4). The ...References1. Charap M. Reducing resident work hours: unproven assumptions and unforeseen outcomes. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:814-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Skeff KM, Ezeji-Okoye S, Pompei P, Rockson S. Benefits of resident work hours regulation. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:816-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Glines ME. The effect of work hour regulations on personal development during residency. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:818-9. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Resident duty hours. Accessed at www.acgme.org on 1 April 2004. Google Scholar5. Katz MH, Schroeder SA. The sounds of the hospital. Paging patterns in three teaching hospitals. 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[PMID: 8418344] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Steven A. Schroeder, MDAffiliations: From University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-1211.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Steven A. Schroeder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Box 1211, Laurel Heights 435h, San Francisco, CA 94143-1211; e-mail, [email protected]ucsf.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReducing Resident Work Hours: Unproven Assumptions and Unforeseen Outcomes Mitchell Charap Benefits of Resident Work Hours Regulation Kelley M. Skeff , Stephen Ezeji-Okoye , Peter Pompei , and Stanley Rockson The Effect of Work Hour Regulations on Personal Development during Residency Melinda E. 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