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  • Title: Moonlighting policy and practice in family practice residencies.
    Author: Stange KC, Sutherland JE.
    Journal: J Fam Pract; 1987 Jan; 24(1):63-5. PubMed ID: 3794616.
    Abstract:
    Moonlighting by residents is a controversial, but little-studied topic. A survey on moonlighting policy and practice was sent to all family practice residency program directors, and an 87 percent response rate obtained. Moonlighting is permitted by 97 percent of nonmilitary programs and is generally thought of by program directors as a positive educational experience. It is practiced by over two thirds of the second- and third-year residents in programs that monitor moonlighting. These residents spend an average of 28 hours each month moonlighting. The most commonly used moonlighting sites are hospital emergency rooms, followed by coverage for private practice physicians. Seventy percent of programs require approval for extracurricular work activity. Only 23 percent of residencies limit moonlighting for all residents, but 47 percent have had occasion to deny moonlighting privileges to individual residents.
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