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JAMA. 1970;213(4):615.

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In recent years much has been said and written about the obligations of students and young physicians to fulfill their commitments to serve as interns or residents in specified hospitals. There is a continuing trend for trainees to ask for a release from their contractual obligations or to break contracts outright for a variety of reasons. While many of these instances involve foreign graduates who may not understand the North American regard for contracts, there are other instances based wholly on self-interest and disregard for others. This is especially aggravating to a hospital when the contractual violation occurs very late in the academic year and beyond the period of most effective recruitment.

In those instances where the trainee has a bona fide reason related to health, family circumstances, or other justifiable changes in educational goals, there is usually no problem in securing a release from the hospital. Instances of this . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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