Golek v. Saint Mary's Hospital, Inc.

Opinion

PETERS, J.

This case concerns the propriety of a decision by a hospital that conducts an accredited surgical residency training program to decline to promote a senior resident to the position of chief resident. Unwilling to accept the hospital’s proffered renewal of his appointment as a fourth clinical year resident, the resident filed a multicount complaint against the hospital, its surgery program director and its national accrediting association. The resident appeals from adverse rulings in favor of each of these three defendants, focusing on instructional and evidentiary issues that…