Flexibility In Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees Trial - "the FIRST Trial"

Resident duty hour requirements in the U.S. are still evolving as stakeholders continue to debate how best to (re)structure postgraduate medical education. There is concern that current restrictions may be detrimental to patient care and resident training. To investigate these issues, the investigators will be conducting a one-year, prospective randomized trial to examine how flexibility of duty hour requirements affects patient care when compared to current resident duty hour requirements. Further information about the study is available on the FIRST Trial website http://www.thefirsttrial.org/.