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I feel bad for any patients seen by a resident who is intentionally sleep-deprived. It sounds like a legit factor in a malpractice lawsuit.

• intellaughs 5y ago
  Although they do still work long hours, there is a now a law prohibiting residents from being worked over 80 hours per week. It's called the "Libby Zion Law." The law is in place because of a famous malpractice lawsuit due to a resident physician that administered pethidine when the patient was already on phenelzine, causing her to die. This caused a fatal drug interaction that the resident should have understood was deadly.
  • jmacd 5y ago
    It's applied by the individual programs, but residents often have multiple sets of obligations :(