Named in malpractice case as resident, now applying for fellowship.

As someone who's been through this, all you have to list is the following:

1) date of incident
2) location of incident
3) plaintiff's name
4) plaintiff's claim
5) status (currently in litigation, dismissed, resolved with prejudice etc)

You do not need to go into detail about #4; they will ask for more information if they need it. Something simple like: patient underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, sustained chronic pain post-operatively which resulted in complaint.

If you are unsure of the wording, Risk Management at your hospital can help you.

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Named in malpractice case as resident, now applying for fellowship.