Perception of internal medicine residents regarding psychiatric patients’ care

Personal health care of internal medicine residents

INTRODUCTION Medical residents, as part of their job to balance the demands of their work with caring for themselves so as to be mentally, emotionally, and physically sound to stay clinically competent. While regulatory and legislative attempts at limiting medical resident work hours have materialized but have yet to attain passage, there are fairly little data looking into how residents cope u...

Knowledge and perception of patients regarding medicine intake during Ramadan.

internal medicine residents’ views and understanding of

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National survey of internal medicine residency program directors regarding problem residents.

CONTEXT Internal medicine residency training is demanding and residents can experience a wide variety of professional and personal difficulties. A problem resident is defined by the American Board of Internal Medicine as "a trainee who demonstrates a significant enough problem that requires intervention by someone of authority." Data are sparse regarding identification and management of such re...

Perception of indications for nephrology referral among internal medicine residents: a national online survey.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are seen by primary care physicians who may not be aware of indications or benefits of timely nephrologist referral. Late referral to a nephrologist may lead to suboptimal pre-end stage renal disease care and greater mortality. It is not known whether current postgraduate training adequately prepares a future internist in...