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The recent announcement that a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and several teaching hospitals on the grounds that "the Match," or the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), violates the nation's antitrust laws has extended the discussion about reform of residency programs. Residents work long hours and are poorly compensated. The lawsuit raises several important questions and may prompt substantial changes in graduate medical education. In this article, I consider the merits of the lawsuit and its potential consequences for teaching hospitals.

Background

The Match was first created in 1952 to protect medical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Antitrust Law

How the Match May Be Anticompetitive

How the Match May Survive Antitrust Litigation

Implications of a Successful Lawsuit

Conclusions

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From the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Chae at the Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 W. 168th St., New York, NY 10032, or at sanderschae@post.harvard.edu.

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Is the Match Illegal?
Morin D. P., Miller S. H., Hendren W. H., Pittman J. A. Jr., Martin J. B., Chae S. H.
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N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2259-2262, May 29, 2003. Correspondence

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