New rules for rookie physicians

This year, when the newest crop of doctors reports for work on July 1, the rules will be a little different. Interns will be limited to 16-hour shifts. At Temple University Health System, managers made shift changes to comply with the new rules and ensure that residents are learning on the job. "If you don't have enough (attending physicians) on at night, then the educational aspect is lost. But we've increased our attending coverage at night and we actually do educational rounds," says Susan Coull, who oversees TUHS residency accreditation.

WHYY/NewsWorks | June 24, 2011