Medicine has been subjected to more changes in the past severalyears than in any other period in the history of our profession.Now comes the decision by the National Labor Relations Board(NLRB) to change its long-standing view about the nature ofresidents in training. No longer primarily students, says theNLRB, residents are henceforth to be considered primarily employeesunder the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act.1 Isthis change for the better or for the worse?
Change, whether for better or worse, is always difficult. Resistanceto change seems hard-wired into our nature as human beings.. . . [Full Text of this Article]
Residents as Students
Changes in the Learning Environment
The Importance of Professionalism
House-Staff Unions Are Not the Answer
Broader Implications
Conclusions
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