Work Conditions of surgery Residents and Quality of Care

Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., MD, in his capacity as the principal investigator, will provide oversight for the collaboration of study activities conducted at the America College of Surgeons, the University of Texas, the Hines VA and the participating private sector and Veteran Administration hospitals. He will also serve as a member of the Project Executive Committee, providing scientific leadership and guidance to the project. A Program Administrator (50% effort) will assist the principal investigator in the administration and co-ordination of the study. The Program Administrator will: . establish and maintain regular contact with a Site Champion and Site Coordinator at each of the three private sector institutions and the approximately ninety VA hospitals that will participate in the study, . prepare, reproduce and distribute correspondence and a study operations manual, . provide the Executive Committee of NSQIP with progress reports on the study and . coordinate and document ongoing conference calls for the project.