while in medical school I did some medical chart reviews for a local law firm. I am getting ready to start my residency and would like to continue to do this on a very limited part time basis to make a little extra cash. Basically it consisits of the lawyer contacting me with potential cases, I review them to see if there is any potential negligence. Then reviewing the literature and pointing the lawyer in a direction, names of potential experts, etc... Most of the cases I have done had no merit, but there have been some with gross negligence. I am not serving as an expert witness, will not testify in court. It is basically background work. Have any of you done this while in residency? Did you tell your program director? Any conflicts of interest? your thought would be appreciated... Thanks.
medical chart reviews for extra income
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duplicate post, so closing. Feel free to contribute to the open thread in the gen'l residency issues forum.
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