A paradigm for computer-assisted radiology resident rotation scheduling. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The scheduling of radiology residents remains a major annual undertaking of chief residents. In this article, we describe a paradigm to implement interactive computer programs to reduce the inefficiencies and inequities of planning the yearly schedule. METHODS: We used the programming language, Prolog, to develop a compact program that provides faster and more flexible performance than those reported in the literature. This interactive program stores scheduling requirements in data files separated from the control program and runs on a Macintosh computer. RESULTS: The schedule of any residency year is generated within 3-7 sec. The fast computation and query capabilities of this scheduling program have helped chief residents to identify conflicting requirements that were previously overlooked. CONCLUSION: Using our programming paradigm, we have developed a portable Prolog-based scheduling program that is quick and easy to use.

publication date

  • June 1, 1995

Research

keywords

  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Internship and Residency
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Radiology
  • Software

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0029311409

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s1076-6332(05)80414-3

PubMed ID

  • 9419602

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 2

issue

  • 6