[The figure of Chief of Residents in the Residencing training: establishment and development in a Spanish hospital]. / La figura del Jefe de Residentes en la formación de Médicos Internos Residentes: implantación y desarrollo en un hospital Español.

Training qualified medical specialists is one of the great supports of the Spanish health care system. The teaching structure of the hospital is essential for the correct development of this training. The figure of the chief resident (CR) is widely developed in the USA and Canada, but not in our country. Including this figure in the teaching organigram of our hospital has meant one more advance in the search for improving our teaching capacity. In the following, we explain our experience during the introduction and later development of the figure of CR, stressing its theoretical functions, the notification mechanism, constitution of the Residents' Committee and later development of activities and tasks conducted. After three years, our experience is favorable, subject to modifications, but adaptable to the idiosyncrasy of each site.

La figura del Jefe de Residentes en la formación de Médicos Internos Residentes: implantación y desarrollo en un hospital español / The figure of Chief of Residents in the Residencing training: establishment and development in a spanish hospital

La formación de médicos especialistas cualificados constituye uno de los grandes pilares del sistema sanitario español. La estructura docente de los hospitales es crucial para el correcto desarrollo de esta formación. La figura del jefe de residentes (JR) está ampliamente desarrollada en EE.UU. y Canadá, pero no así en nuestro país. La inclusión de dicha figura, en el organigrama docente de nuestro hospital, ha supuesto un avance más en la búsqueda de mejorar nuestra capacidad docente. A continuación exponemos nuestra experiencia durante la implantación y desarrollo posterior de la figura de jefe de residentes, destacando las funciones teóricas del mismo, el mecanismo de convocatoria, la constitución de la Comisión de Residentes y el posterior desarrollo de actividades y tareas llevadas a cabo. Tras tres años, nuestra experiencia es favorable, sujeta a modificaciones, pero adaptable a la idiosincrasia de cada centro

Training qualified medical specialists is one of the great supports of the Spanish health care system. The teaching structure of the hospital is essential for the correct development of this training. The figure of the chief resident (CR) is widely developed in the USA and Canada, but not in our country. Including this figure in the teaching organigram of our hospital has meant one more advance in the search for improving our teaching capacity. In the following, we explain our experience during the introduction and later development of the figure of CR, stressing its theoretical functions, the notification mechanism, constitution of the Residents' Committee and later development of activities and tasks conducted. After three years, our experience is favorable, subject to modifications, but adaptable to the idiosyncrasy of each site