Shorter Hours for Residents May Come with Financial Consequences

"Good simulation allows you to create virtually any type of clinical scenario," she said. "One would argue that this is actually a safer method because once the resident gets into the actual clinical situation, they will have experience already with less potential to do harm to a patient." 

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