Correction: Physicians and Joint Negotiation
Authors: Jack Ginsburg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Corrections3 July 2001Correction: Physicians and Joint NegotiationFREEJack Ginsburg, MPEJack Ginsburg, MPEAmerican College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Ginsburg)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-1-200107030-00041 SectionsAboutVisual AbstractPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In the position paper “Physicians and Joint Negotiations” (1), the third position contained an inadvertent error regarding collective negotiations by residents. The correct policy position that was approved by the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine on 17 July 1999 is provided below and should be substituted for the position in italics that appeared on the top of page 790. Both the abstract and the conclusion of the paper should also be modified accordingly.Physicians-in-training should have means available to communicate with their program directors and supervisors to address and resolve concerns about patient care, stipends, hours, and other working conditions. Educational content should remain the purview of the appropriate Residency Review Committee (RRC) and program directors, and should not be subject to negotiations.The second paragraph of the abstract should be corrected to omit the phrase “collective bargaining is not appropriate for resident physicians” and should read as follows:The College states that employed physicians should continue to have negotiating rights. It maintains, despite a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board, that physicians in residency training are protected by accreditation requirements for programs of graduate medical education, and educational content should not be subject to negotiations.The following revision is also necessary in the conclusion. The sentence “Residents have other mechanisms available to them that are more appropriate than collective bargaining in the educational environment” should read as follows:Residents have other mechanisms available to them to resolve disputes in the educational environment.These changes do not represent a change in American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine policy.Reference1. . Physicians and joint negotiations. American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med. 2001;134 9 Pt 1 787-92. [PMID: 11329239] MedlineGoogle Scholar Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Ginsburg) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPhysicians and Joint Negotiations Metrics 3 July 2001Volume 135, Issue 1Page: 71KeywordsGraduate medical educationPatientsResidency ePublished: 3 July 2001 Issue Published: 3 July 2001 CopyrightCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...