To the O & P world,
Why would we ask a Resident to sign a non-compete???? Isnt our obligation to help educate, shape, and foster a well-rounded practitioner? NO company should ask a resident to sign a non-compete!!!!!! It is the obligation of that residency to educate our future practitioners. To sign a non-compete as a resident creates a sense of paranoia and insecurity. Lets not get into the debate about whether this is ethical or not! NOT! I will agree that once they are certified, a non-compete is understandable.
I call for the governing bodies such as NCOPE and ABC to ask all accredited residency locations to STOP having residents sign non-competes or pull their accreditation. They chose to be a residency site with the intention to educate, nurture and encourage without LIMITATIONS.
Dino M. Scanio, C.O., L.O.
