Question:
A medical resident has Asperger’s disorder. Evaluations of his work by supervising physicians were mixed, citing problems with communication skills, self-awareness, social competence, and relationship management. After the hospital informed the resident that they intended to terminate his residency, he provided them with information about his condition and suggested that he could successfully complete the program if the other nurses and physicians were informed about his condition, its symptoms, and the things that trigger it. The hospital said that it lacked the resources to comply with his request, but that it would assist him in locating a residency in a field such as pathology that requires little patient interaction. The terminated medical resident sued. Did the hospital fail to reasonably accommodate the resident? Why or why not?