What is the standard of care of an intern?

A recent case from British Columbia holds interns to a lower standard that other doctors. The judge in that case said: It is important to understand that an intern is not a practising physician. An intern is a medical school graduate who is undergoing a year of practical training in preparation for becoming a practising physician at the end of that year. The standard of care applicable to this case is therefore that required of a reasonably competent intern, not that of a practising physician or a specialist.[27] Aldana v. March can be distinguished by the fact that the interns were working under licensed doctors and maintained direct communication with the supervising doctor. The interns dealt with the patient for only a short period of time before passing him to a more experienced doctor. There was no reliance on the diagnosis of the interns.