Why Are Doctors Unionizing?

Medical residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham just voted overwhelmingly to form a union. Apparently these new physicians aren’t going to put up with the low pay and tough working conditions that their predecessors went through.

Unionization is happening all over the place. But what does it mean for patient care, hospital finances, physician training, and relationships between trainee and supervising physicians?

TOPICS
(1:10) Unions for medical residents and fellows
(8:25) Doctors and their drug abuse
(11:30) Should doctors Unite?
(14:10) Can physicians going on strike be good for patient care?
(17:30) Are doctors ready to unite?
(18:31) Should doctors be unified?


Dive deeper into this episode and read our report, Doctor Unions and Their Impact on Healthcare. https://www.caretalkpodcast.com/post/...

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