Decrease in Junior Resident Case Volume After 2011 ACGME Work Hours

Objective To determine how the new 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work hours affected case volume across postgraduate year (PGY) levels of surgical trainees. Design Retrospective review of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case logs of surgical residents...

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Published in:Journal of surgical education 2014-11, Vol.71 (6), p.e59-e63
Main Authors: Kamine, Tovy Haber, MD, Gondek, Stephen, MD, Kent, Tara S., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Clinical Competence
Humans
Internship and Residency - organization & administration
Medical Knowledge
Patient Care
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
surgical education
surgical residency
work hours
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Summary:Objective To determine how the new 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work hours affected case volume across postgraduate year (PGY) levels of surgical trainees. Design Retrospective review of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case logs of surgical residents at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2006 to 2013. Setting Tertiary care center. Participants All categorical surgical residents from 2006 to 2013. Results PGY-1 cases decreased from 139 (122.25-172.5) to 111.5 (102.25-117.5) (p = 0.003). PGY-2 case volume decreased as well from 162 (151.5-192) to 126 (95.5-173) (p = 0.011). Only 45% of PGY-2 residents performed more than 250 major cases after the work hours changed compared with 82% of residents before 2011. PGY-3 cases increased from 263 (215-309) to 309 (282-340) (p = 0.0038). Cases performed by PGY-4 and PGY-5 residents were not statistically different. Total cases performed by graduating chiefs, however, has increased from 987 (848.5-1050) to 1090 (1033-1145) (p = 0.0006). Conclusions Intern and PGY-2 case volume has declined at our institution as new work-hour regulations took effect in 2011. However, PGY-3 case volume increased significantly, and graduating chiefs are graduating with more cases. The work hours do not appear to have had the intended result of improving intern educational experience from a standpoint of case volume. Significant programmatic changes will likely be required to achieve the 250-case minimum by the end of PGY-2 year, as per 2014 American Board of Surgery requirements.
ISSN:1931-7204
1878-7452
DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.07.001