Residency training in the U.S. mirrors the Stanford Prison Experiment—stripping residents of autonomy, reinforcing unchecked hierarchies, and creating conditions where abuse becomes predictable. This article explores how these structural dynamics dehumanize trainees, erode mental health, and damage professional identity, with real-world examples and psychiatric insight into why the system must change.

Discover how U.S. medical residency programs routinely violate federal labor laws—including FLSA, OSHA, FMLA, ADA, and whistleblower protections—by exploiting trainees through overwork, discrimination, and unsafe conditions. A must-read for healthcare advocates and reformers.

The NRMP Match system operates as a protected monopsony, violating fair labor principles and undermining resident physician rights. Learn how antitrust exemptions, lack of oversight, and suppressed wages are fueling burnout—and what reforms could restore equity in medical residency.