The document summarizes the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty hour standards for medical residents. Some key points include: - Residents are limited to no more than 6 consecutive nights of night float duty and must have an average of every third night off. - First year residents (PGY-1) are limited to 16 hours of continuous duty while more senior residents (PGY-2 and above) are limited to 24 hours of continuous duty plus an additional 4 hours for transition of care. - The maximum work week averaged over 4 weeks is 80 hours for all residents.