Allina Health, Physicians Reach Tentative Agreement
September 24, 2026
Several news sources are reporting that Allina Health and the Doctors Council SEIU reached a tentative agreement on September 22.
ACGME Proposing Changes to Resident Requirements
September 24, 2026
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is proposing revisions to the Common Program Requirements.
It is taking public comments on the proposed changes until October 22. ACGME will consider the feedback received from public comments before any changes are finalized.
With the revisions, ACGME is proposing:
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eliminating the requirement that residents have eight hours off between shifts.
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reducing mandatory rest period after a 24-hour in-house call from 14 to 12 hours.
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removing the rule that prohibits residents from being scheduled more than every third night over a four-week period
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eliminating the separate night-float requirement and ability of specialty review committees to set limits on the frequency of night-float assignments.
ACGME is not proposing eliminating the 80-hour weekly limit on clinical and educational work.
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