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Thursday, May 09, 2002In the early days of our current system, residents weren't paid at all. They were given room and board in exchange for their training. That's why they were called "residents." They were the doctors who lived at the hospital. When you finish medical school you can't yet practice medicine on your own. It's in residency where you really learn to practice medicine, medical school only gives you the basic ground work, and the incoming residents are dependent on the hospitals for that training. Medical licenses aren't even granted until the successful completion of the first year of residency. In truth, the hospitals would be justified in charging them tuition. The lawsuit also comes at a time when graduate training programs are vulnerable to financial pressures, and, if successful, it could be devastating to our current system. Training programs are heavily dependent on Medicaid and Medicare for their financial reimbursement, and with these being cut many of them are on financial tenterhooks. These guys should be careful what they ask for, they just might get it; and in the process eliminate their positions completely. posted by Sydney on 5/09/2002 04:45:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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