PURPOSE The education and training landscape has been profoundly reshaped by the ABR 2012/2014 initiative and the MedPhys Match. This work quantifies these changes and summarizes available reports, surveys, and statistics on education and training. METHODS We evaluate data from CAMPEP-accredited program websites, annual CAMPEP graduate and residency program reports, and surveys on the MedPhys...

This study provides rankings of individual US dermatology residency programs based on a number of factors, including annual amount of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding received in 2014, number of publications by full-time faculty members in 2014, and number of faculty lectures given at 5 annual society meetings. The overall ranking of the top 20 US dermatology residency programs is gi...

OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with and not associated with successful matching and matriculation (hereinafter "matching") to dermatology residency programs for applicants who previously graduated from medical school and to distinguish which factors are within applicants' control. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SETTING Six accredited academic dermatology residency training pr...

IMPORTANCE Currently there are few validated metrics for predicting surgical skill among otolaryngology residency applicants. OBJECTIVE To determine whether manual dexterity aptitude testing in the form of soap carving during otolaryngology residency interviews at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland predicts surgical skill at the time of graduation from otolaryngology residency programs....

Purpose - The purpose of this project was to collect qualitative data on the types of bias and prejudices experienced by international medical graduates (IMGs) in the US graduate medical education system. Methods - We conducted thirty-six qualitative interviews from a single internal medicine residency program in a large mid-western city over a four-year time period. The study population consis...

OBJECTIVE The appropriate activation and effective utilization of air-medical transport (AMT) services is an important skill for emergency medicine physicians in the United States. Previous studies have demonstrated variability with regards to emergency medical services (EMS) experience during residency training. This study was designed to evaluate the nature and extent of AMT training of the e...

BACKGROUND Information about the availability and effectiveness of childhood obesity training during residency is limited. METHODS We surveyed residency program directors from pediatric, internal medicine-pediatrics (IM-Peds), and family medicine residency programs between September 2007 and January 2008 about childhood obesity training offered in their programs. RESULTS The response rate w...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Family physicians deliver a significant proportion of occupational medicine (OM) services. In 1984, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) endorsed recommended curriculum guidelines in OM for family medicine residency programs. This study's purpose was to determine (1) whether family medicine residency programs have met the AAFP recommendations by providing r...