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Patterns and trends among physicians-in-training named in civil legal cases

This study presents civil legal case rates for physician-in-training in Canada. It analyses case rates over a 25-year period, describing case duration, medico-legal outcome, and patient harm. It also examines physician specialties and practice characteristics in a subset of cases.

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McDougall A, Zhang C, Yang Q, Taylor T, Neilson HK, Nuth J, Tsai E, Lee S, Lefebvre G, Calder LA. Patterns and trends among physicians-in-training named in civil legal cases. CMAJ Open [Internet]. 2022 Sept 13 [cited 2022 Sept 13];10(3)E781-E788. Available from: https://www.cmajopen.ca/content/10/3/E781