Journal of graduate medical education
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Pediatrics residents are expected to demonstrate preparedness for neonatal resuscitation, yet research has shown gaps in residents' readiness to perform this skill. ⋯ Important gaps in procedural skill performance, particularly timeliness, were detected by NR simulation training; residents' improvements in self-confidence did not reflect gains in actual performance. Their relative unpreparedness for NR (despite prior certification) highlights the need for deliberate practice and specific team training before and during neonatal intensive care delivery room rotations.
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Duty hour limitations initiated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 2003 could improve resident education in surgical specialties. ⋯ There are both increasing examination pass rates and some downward trends in examination performance on surgical board examinations since the initiation of the ACGME duty hour standards in 2003. The etiology of these trends is unclear, but trends are important to know for individual examinees, residency training programs, and surgical boards.