Public health residency training.

Public health training in internal medicine residency programs: a national survey.

BACKGROUND The IOM recommends public health training for all physicians. Data characterizing such training of internal medicine (IM) residents are lacking. PURPOSE To describe the current state of public health education at IM residency programs, characterize programs offering public health education, and quantify interest in expanding training opportunities. METHODS IM residency program di...

Innovative partnerships to advance public health training in community-based academic residency programs

Collaborative partnerships between community-based academic residency training programs and schools of public health, represent an innovative approach to training future physician leaders in population management and public health. In Kaiser Permanente Northern California, development of residency-Masters in Public Health (MPH) tracks in the Internal Medicine Residency and the Pediatrics Reside...

Impact of economic sanctions on orthopedic residency program (education & training)

Several factors are associated with residency programs (1). For the assessment process of the residency program, applicants’ official transcripts, curriculum vitae, personal letters, references, and performance at interviews are usually used (1). Orthopedic residency selection is affected by program and staff reputation as well as by hospital facilities provided by the institution (1). Social a...

The effect of offering international health training opportunities on family medicine residency recruiting.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES While medical students' interest in family medicine declines, and residency programs face recruiting challenges, interest in international health is increasing. We studied the influence of offering an international health track (IHT) on residency recruitment. METHODS We surveyed all graduates between the years 1994--2003 of a family medicine residency program offerin...

Pediatric residency training in Lao PDR.

Preceptorship in Family and Community Medicine: challenges and achievements in a Primary Health Care in progress.

Strengthening Primary Health Care (PHC) relies directly on training medical specialists in primary care. This text aims to report the Family Medicine training experiences in Rio de Janeiro between 2008 and 2016. It brings to reflection the development of preceptors in medical specialization through an experience report on three Family Medicine medical residency programs, namely, the Municipal H...