%0 Journal Article %T The Rookie Goes to Bat: Is there a ¡°July Effect¡± on Stroke Treatment at Teaching Hospitals? %A David Z. Rose %A Juan Ramos-Canseco %A Tigran Kesayan %J Archive of "The Neurohospitalist". %D 2018 %R 10.1177/1941874417740055 %X Historically, July 1st is the infamous date when, each year, newly graduated doctors (formerly medical students a few hours ago on June 30) start their internship and junior residents advance into senior roles. Along with the excitement and nervousness of students morphing into resident doctors emerges the ¡°July Effect (JE),¡± a concept that patient outcomes are worse during this transition.1 The mantra of ¡°Don¡¯t get sick in July¡± emanates from this annual rite of passage¡ªas seasoned, graduating residents are suddenly replaced by relatively inexperienced newbies %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734511/