Resident Times Newsletter

Resident Times is a semi-annual newsletter intended to provide the graduate medical education community with factual information pertinent to resident work hours and patient safety. To be notified of news issues as they become available, please subscribe to our announcement list.

Current Issue

Issue #4 - Fall/Winter 2008 (PDF)

Topics covered in this Fall/Winter issue include:
The IPRO Experience: New York State and Beyond - IPRO Hospital Compliance - Resident Education and Working Hour Oversight, and IPRO's Hospital Compliance Program Expertise is Nationally Recognized; Ask the IPRO Expert - Responses to questions from the Graduate Medical Education Community and more.

Previous Issues

Issue #3 - Spring 2008 (PDF)

Topics covered in this Spring issue include:
On The National Front - highlights from the recent IOM Committee Meeting; The New York State Experience - Preparing for the annual unannounced survey visit; Graduate Medical Education, Past, Present and Future - Actions impacting residency hours compliance; Legal Watch - Work Hours of the Radar Screen; Upcoming events of interest to residency program directors; and Web resources and more.

Issue #2 - Fall/Winter 2007 (PDF)

Topics covered in this Fall/Winter issue include:
The New York State Experience - Surgical residency program changes; Graduate Medical Education, Past, Present and Future - Laws and recent studies impacting residency hours compliance; Legal Watch - Case law updates and liability perspectives on patient safety, medical errors and near-miss incidents; Upcoming events of interest to residency program directors; and Web and print resources and more.

Issue #1 Spring 2007 (PDF)

Topics covered: Current studies; Meeting residency education; Requirements without compromising patient safety; Reporting of medical errors and near-miss incidents; Changes in laws impacting residency hours compliance; Upcoming events of interest to residency program directors; Updates on the New York State experience; Web and print resources and more.