A new report out by Institute of Medicine of the National Academies works within the existing standards established by the  Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education which are an 80 hour week and 30 hour limit, but calls for five hour sleep breaks after 16 hours on the job and more days off.The report also recommends more supervision for first years.

Read more with links to the report on ars technica

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