Abstract
Background: The ACGME national mandate for an 80-hour work week for all accredited residencies came into effect on July 1, 2003 with no empirical evidence on how it might impact residents’ physical health, education or personal life. The surgical curriculum at our institution was changed from traditional team rotations to a combination of smaller teams, apprenticeships and a night float system to meet this mandate. A survey was administered to surgical residents in a University-based academic general surgery residency before and one year after implementation of the new rotation models addressing the research question: To what extent did the 80 hour work week and corresponding curricular changes impact residents’ quality of life? Methods: A survey was administered to all surgery residents (n=22) in June 2003 and again in August 2004.
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