Why residents unionize: systemic reform, not entitlement
I read a recent JAMA Viewpoint on medical trainee unions not just with disappointment, but with a deep sense of recognition. It presents a narrow and skewed interpretation of unionization, framing it not as a response to systemic dysfunction but as a threat to medical education and hospital finances.
We do not unionize for marginal gains or lighter schedules. We are responding to an embedded educational hierarchy that excludes us …
Why residents unionize: systemic reform, not entitlement
