The opinion of current and recent internal medicine residents regarding a fourth year of training and the future of general internal medicine. American College of Physicians National Council of Associates.
Am J Med
; 102(2): 143-6, 1997 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-9217562
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the opinion of current residents and recent graduates of internal medicine training programs regarding an additional mandatory year of residency training.METHODS:
A survey was made of 2,000 associate members of the American College of Physicians from five geographic regions.RESULTS:
Of 917 respondents, 70.3% thought a fourth year of training would impact negatively on their choice of a career in internal medicine, and 82.9% believed a mandatory fourth year should not be required of residents choosing a subspecialty career. Furthermore, 58.1% of physicians surveyed thought a mandatory fourth year would discourage individuals from pursuing subspecialty careers. If a mandatory fourth year of training were required, 50.7% respondents indicated that it should consist of ambulatory training in a number of general fields, while 49.6% physicians believed the training should focus on one or two subspecialty fields.CONCLUSIONS:
A mandatory fourth year of training is not supported by residents and recent graduates of the programs surveyed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Medicina Interna
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Internato e Residência
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article