Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Statement of Dr. Michael Carome, Director, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group:
Note: Today, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an online article presenting results of the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) trial. The article’s release coincides with the presentation of the trial’s results by the lead researcher, Dr. Karl Bilimoria from Northwestern University, at the 11th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (Association for Academic Surgery and Society of…
