Meeting

Meeting 3: Optimizing Graduate Medical Trainee (Resident) Hours and Work Schedules to Improve Patient Safety

When:

Thursday, May 08, 2008 - Friday, May 09, 2008 (1:30 PM)

Where:

Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map

Topic(s):

Biomedical and Health Research, Quality and Patient Safety

Activity:

Optimizing Graduate Medical Trainee (Resident) Hours and Work Schedules to Improve Patient Safety

Board(s):

Board on Health Care Services

The Institute of Medicine's Committee on Optimizing Graduate Medical Trainee (Resident) Hours and Work Schedules to Improve Patient Safety held two public panel sessions during its meeting on May 8 and May 9, 2008. 

The Committee heard presentations by experts on the following topics: 

May 8th

Education in Residency Training

Accreditation for Patient Safety

Educational Outcomes

May 9th

Challenges in Resident Workload