Medical Economics June 24, 2021
The organization adopted policies regarding benefits and protection of medical trainees and residents.
The American Medical Association (AMA) released new policies for medical trainees and residents adopted on the final day of a special meeting of the organization’s House of Delegates.
According to a news release, the policy-making body at the AMA adopted policies regarding employment benefits and protection of medical trainees and residents.
The first policy will see AMA partnering with stakeholders to push training programs to ensure trainees receive employee benefits like on-call meal allowances, transportation support, relocation stipends, and childcare. The organization will also advocate for additional ways of defraying costs related to residency and fellowship training such as essential amenities or high-cost, specialty-specific equipment needed for...
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