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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
COMMITTEE ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
POLICY ON WORK HOURS/DUTY HOURS
ACGME
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Duty Hours must be limited to 80 hours per week averaged over a four week period, inclusive of all inhouse call activities and moonlighting.
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Duty Hour exceptions.
The RRC may grant exceptions for up to 10% at a maximum of 88 hours on the basis of a sound
educational rationale. The program director must obtain approval from the DIO and GMEC prior
to submitting request to the RRC.
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Residents must be scheduled for a minimum of one day free of duty every week (averaged over four
weeks).
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Duty periods of PGY 1 residents must not exceed 16 hours in duration.
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Duty periods of PGY 2 residents and above must not exceed 24 hours in duration.
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Residents must not attend continuity clinics after 24 hours of continuous duty.
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Residents must have 10 hours free of duty between scheduled duty periods.
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PGY 2 residents and above must have at least 14 hours free of duty after 24 hours of in-house duty.
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Residents must not be scheduled for more than six consecutive nights of night float.
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PGY 2 residents and above must be scheduled for in-house call no more frequently than every third night
(without averaging).
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Time spent in the hospital by residents on at-home call must count towards the 80-hour maximum weekly
hour limit.
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Time spent by residents in internal and external moonlighting must be counted towards the 80-hour
maximum weekly hour limit.
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Residents in the E.D. must be limited to a maximum of 12 hours on duty per assignment.
New York State 405 Regulations
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Same as for ACGME except:
o One day free of duty NOT averaged over a four week period.
o Eight hours between scheduled duty assignments.
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