The American Medical Association sent a letter to OSHA chief David Michaels criticizing a petition sent to the agency early this month from three worker advocacy groups urging regulatory action to limit medical resident work hours (see story). The letter states that oversight and enforcement of resident/fellow physician duty hours is already being accomplished by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME likewise is touting its role, recently informing OSHA of its updated standards. --Christopher Cole
