SIGN THE BILL OF RIGHTS

To Support Hospital Interns, Residents, & Fellows

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, too many interns, residents, and fellows were forced to work in conditions that impaired their ability to provide quality patient care. Facing sleep deprivation, overwork, and inadequate access to medical and mental health treatment, residents caring for their communities were not being properly cared for themselves. Now that hospitals are under an enormous amount of pressure to respond to COVID-19, the challenges residents have faced for generations are only exacerbated.

As professionals in the health care industry, resident physicians see firsthand how a fundamentally broken system has made basic health care services inaccessible to many. Coming out of the COVID-19 crisis, we have an obligation and an opportunity to ensure that the future of medicine is more equitable for all. That’s why, on behalf of resident physicians and patients, we are calling on the health care industry, especially hospitals, ACGME, specialty boards, and elected officials, to recognize the following core rights: