An Innovative Approach to Resident Scheduling: Use of a Point-Based System to Account for Resident Preferences.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Chow, Robert Tao-Ping; Tamhane, Shrikant; Zhang, Manling; Fisher, Lori-Ann; Yoon, Jenni; Sehgal, Sameep; Lumbres, Madel; Han, Ma Ai Thanda; Win, Tiffany
- Source
- Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Sep2015, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p451-453. 3p.
- Subject
- *RESIDENTS (Medicine)
*PHYSICIANS
*MEDICAL appointments
- Language
- ISSN
- 1949-8349
The article presents a study which implemented a novel point-based scheduling system to boost the transparency in the scheduling of the rotation assignments and on-call responsibilities of resident physicians in the U.S. as of September 2015.