Closing a residency program can significantly disrupt a physician’s training. In 2019, the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia forced 570 residents to find new placements. First-year residents discovered a week before they started that the hospital was closing after its owner filed for bankruptcy. Fast forward to January 2024. Within days, two additional residency training programs
Medical residency closures: Is nothing sacred anymore? originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
