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#On January 22, 2017, in a popular recommendation embraced by the physical community, the '''ACGME''' stated that doctors can earn [[Continuing Medical Education|continuing medical education (CME)]] credit by watching popular medical dramas.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/doctors-earn-cme-credit-for-watching-medical-dramas/ Doctors Earn CME Credit For Watching Medical Dramas]</ref>
#On January 28, 2017, the '''ACGME''' applied hour restrictions to hospitalized patients in order the crack down on patients who "stay on inpatient services for days and days and offer no educational benefit" i.e. [http://gomerblog.com/2016/06/rock/ rocks].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/06/rock/ ACGME Now Restricting Patient Hours, Cites Long Stays Not Helping Residents Learn]</ref>
'''Future Directions'''
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The '''ACGME''' may consider limiting the resident work hours to no more than 168 hours per week.