To the Editor: Dr Staiger and colleagues1 analyzed trends in physician work hours,
identifying a decrease in hours worked per week during the last decade. I am concerned …

To the Editor.—The Graduate Medical Education Advisory Committee to the Council on
Medical Education of the American Medical Association in its May 1996 meeting spent …

Context Recent trends in hours worked by physicians may affect workforce needs but have
not been thoroughly analyzed. Objectives To estimate trends in hours worked by US …

To the Editor.—I write as a nurse and the spouse of a family practice resident finishing the
first year of training. I believe that the long hours spent at the hospitals by the residents lower …

To the Editor: In a homogeneous cohort of mid-career academic physicians, Dr Jagsi and
colleagues reported a significant gender difference in salary even after adjusting for …

To the Editor: Dr Volpp and colleagues studied mortality in hospitalized Medicare
beneficiaries1 and patients in US Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. 2 They assessed changes …

This week's issue ofThe Journalhas an article by Laine et al, 1 which elegantly demonstrates
how to study the effect changes in the working hours of residents will have on residency …

To the Editor.—In a recent article, 1 we analyzed data on changes in physicians' work load
and income during the 1980s and concluded that the demand for physicians' services has …

To the Editor.—The conclusions of the study 1 that blames restricted house staff hours for
increased in-hospital complications is dismaying, since it compares an established system …

To the Editor: In their Commentary on building physician work hour regulations using first
principles and best evidence, Drs Volpp and Landrigan1 offer 3 possibilities to explain the …