03-23-2017, 02:09 PM
Are parents still logging the practice hours? Presumably anyone who was a freshman under Rittman will be a senior now and thus will be gone next year. And it almost sounds like you are blaming the parents for NCAA violations committed by Rittman. When I was a resident, shortly after the ACGME implemented an 80-hour work week limit and a 24 (+6) hour limit in shifts, we were required to log our hours by the program (for auditing by the ACGME). The program then got upset at the subset of people who honestly reported their hours (most residents reported fewer hours than they work, but the program was way out of compliance and some of the residents didn't want to hide that). Was that the residents' fault or maybe should the program have taken steps to remain in compliance. Would you have wanted to be in that hospital if you knew that the residents were working longer hours than the guideline?
