September 19, 2003
The Malpractice Menace
Rising insurance rates trouble medical-school professors and threaten residency programsIt was 4 p.m. on Friday, the day before this summer's graduation, and it should have been a time to relax and celebrate. Instead, Michael Maples was on the phone, frantically trying to line up malpractice insurance that would allow three family-practice residency programs, with 36 faculty members and 70 doctors in training, to remain open on Monday.
Dr. Maples, a clinical associate professor
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