Resident being sued

[meow1985]

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I don't think what you described for the reason for your leave was burnout. Burnout is kind of a catch-all phrase that everyone uses but few use it correctly. Your friend was wrong, based on what you've told us. But that's not really relevant because the overall point is right -- the board is unlikely to be concerned about you.

Yeah, I agree, that's why I qualified that she's a surgeon, not a psychiatrist, and that it was "kneejerk" response.

 

[nexus73]

I talked with my hospital credentialing people and they said when they hire a doctor that has been in practice 10+ years it's common for them to have been named in suits, and often they've settled suits. More commonly surgeons, ED, OBGYN etc. But they just look at it like part of doing business. They said it starts raising red flags if the doc is getting sued for the same problem multiple times across different patients.