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There is a growing militancy among physician-residents in the US who face crushing debts and are paid minimum wages while they carry the main burden of caring for hospital-based patients.

The Committee of Interns and Residents announced a tentative agreement that will maintain poverty wages for its members at Jamaica and Flushing hospitals, who work as many as 80 hours per week.

Keck School of Medicine-employed residents and fellows continue to negotiate their first contract, so incoming residents don’t yet know their wages and benefits.

EHRs are ubiquitous in healthcare and present a great way for resident physicians to free up time to spend at the patient bedside, the American Medical Association wrote May 9.

Sutter Health announced a new residency track for physicians to get exposure training to different specialties.

The number of medical residencies in Alberta that go unfilled has grown during the last decade, especially in family medicine, data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service shows.

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Personal sensing data could help monitor and alleviate stress among resident physicians, although privacy concerns over who sees the information and for what purposes must be addressed, according to collaborative research from Cornell Tech.

Archila's endorsement comes a day after Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado launched a $300,000 radio ad buy to raise his profile with voters.

More than 1,300 resident physicians are preparing strike action in Los Angeles amid a growing movement of health care workers to demand safe staffing and living wages and to oppose for-profit medicine.