The Institute of Medicine's Committee on Optimizing Graduate Medical Trainee (Resident) Hours and Work Schedules to Improve Patient Safety held a public workshop on March 4, 2008 in the Huntington Room of the National Academy of Sciences Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA. The committee's workshop was open to the public from 12:25pm to 6:00pm.

During the open session, the Committee heard presentations by invited experts on the following topics: Lessons from Residency Directors, Findings and Strategies from Research Literature and Other Industries, Lessons from Surgery, Cost Impact of Duty Hour Change, and Ethical and Consumer Perspectives.