Intern Workdays (Score 3, Informative)

Actually, there has finally been some research completed recently that concludes: "The rate of serious medical errors committed by first-year doctors in training (interns) in two intensive care units (ICUs) at a Boston hospital fell significantly when traditional 30-hour-in-a-row extended work shifts were eliminated and when interns' continuous work schedule was limited to 16 hours". Press release here: http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/16hrintpr.ht m