In July 2003 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented new rules limiting work hours for all residents.

In July 2003 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented new rules limiting work hours for all residents. A key component of these rules is that residents should work no more than 80 hours per week. The following is the number of weekly hours worked in 2016 by a sample of residents at the Tidelands Medical Center.

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