Optimal Working Hours in the 2024 Physician Work Reform: Insights from a Residency Program Director
Although 40 h/month is the most frequent response by program directors, those from urban hospitals more commonly viewed extended hours acceptable, even exceeding the "A tier" limit of 45 h. Policy initiatives should tailor workload mitigation and task-shifting strategies to urban hospitals to safeguard the well-being of trainees and supervisors.
Authors
- Taro Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3788-487X)
- Yasuharu Tokuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9325-7934)
- Kazuya Nagasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8312-7802)
- Kiyoshi Shikino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-3443)
- Yuji Nishizaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6964-6702)
- Koshi Kataoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8093-4289)
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5334-4120)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Okinawa Red Cross Hospital (JP)
- Chiba University Hospital (JP)
- Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Medical Education and Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/amep.s540698
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare