News: Safe Ride Home Program for residents
A new program is providing safe transportation home for resident doctors who are experiencing fatigue after long or difficult shifts.The Safe Ride Home Program is free and available 24/7 for residents. When a safe ride home is needed, residents can call Checker Limousine at 519-659-0400 and use the PIN provided by their Program Director or Administrator.
Launched collaboratively by the School’s Postgraduate Medical Education Office, Medical Affairs at London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London and the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO), the Safe Ride Home Program supports fatigue risk management and safe choices for residents.
For more information, please contact Susan Fahner, Professional Staff Relations Specialist, Integrated Medical Affairs.
