Working Conditidns and Supervision for Residents in Internal Medicine Programs: Recommendations

be placed on total continuous duty hours, but residents not disengage themselves prematurely from care of their patients; 5) residency training specifically teach techniques for balancing patient service, education, and personal life; 6) the issue of resident workload be addressed; and 7) formal evaluation of supervisory competence, explicit attention to the spirit of resident-supervisor relationships, respect for the principle of meaningful patient responsibility, and formal resident credentialing all be taken into account in improving resident supervision.