Maximizing the efficiency of residents operating room scheduling: a case study at a teaching hospital

Abstract Paper aims To find efficient operation room scheduling for residents considering several resources constraints and ensuring a minimum number of surgeries for approval in the training program. Originality We find no research in current literature addressing operation room resource allocation for residents training in order to meet legislation approval criteria. Research method The number of procedures to be performed by each resident was defined by Brazilian legislation and by the rules obtained from interviews with the chief professor of a vascular hospital. To solve the allocation...