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Mary Vest Mason, MD

JAMA. 1998;279:1668.

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The employment designation of resident physicians is as controversial today as it was 22 years ago when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) first reviewed it. The subject is being revisited now because the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), a labor union, has petitioned the NLRB to allow CIR to represent residents at Boston Medical Center. The February 18 issue of Resident Forum reviewed these recent events. This week's column presents a historical overview of this issue.

When you ask resident physicians whether they consider themselves students or employees, many say that they are employees. After all, there is a distinct difference between the environments of medical school and residency. Unlike students, residents receive paychecks and have employment contracts and job descriptions with assigned responsibilities and duties. Their training institution receives financial compensation for the work they do. In exchange, they receive education and training . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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