Licensing, clinical medicine, discipline among RPS issues

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The American Medical Assn's Resident Physicians Section (RPS) is working on a number of resolutions that address physician licensing and clinical medicine. The RPS has been asked to uncover states that require physician applicants to divulge psychotherapy or mental health treatment during the licensing process. RPS also opposes Medicare's quality intervention points that are used to penalize physicians for alleged errors in patient care. A summary of other RPS actions is presented.

Standards, Planning, Physicians, Medical professions, Licensing agreements, Residents (Medicine), American Medical Association. Resident Physicians Section

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Report finds abuse of N.Y. resident rules; hospitals say no

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Hospitals in New York, NY, continue to flout rules concerning work hours and supervision of interns and residents, according to reports by state inspectors and the city's Office of the Public Advocate. Violation of maximum hours per week may have declined, but records were lax. Also, medical supervision was lacking. Also, hospitals used dedicated funds for other purposes. Patient deaths have been attributed to overworked and exploited interns.

Hospitals, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Human resource management, Employment, New York, New York, Interns (Medicine), Medical interns

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