BACKGROUND Assessment of competency during residency training has received increased attention recently. There has been less attention given to the competency of residents after training. HYPOTHESIS Patient outcomes for alimentary tract surgery (ATS) should be similar for surgeons who recently completed their residency training compared with more experienced surgeons, indicating that the youn...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Several approaches to merging residency training and medical school education have been attempted over the past 20 years. This study describes and evaluates an integrated family medicine residency programa 4-year program that overlaps with the final year of medical school. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed multiple data sources, including In-Training Examination sc...

BACKGROUND Few studies have evaluated satisfaction with medical residency programs from the perspective of residents or recent graduates. Knowledge of current conditions of teaching might help to identify deficiencies and to provide adequate training. So, the aim of this study was to assess the satisfaction with residency training and to identify deficiencies in this training from the perspecti...

AIM To evaluate Jordanian ophthalmology residency programs in achieving competencies outlined by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) and residents' satisfaction with available training programs in Jordan, and to highlight weakness points that may be improved and strengthened. METHODS A closed-ended questionnaire was circulated to all ophthalmologists who completed their training ...

BACKGROUND Despite the increasing use of regional anesthesia, specific recommendations regarding the type of procedures to be included in residency training programs are not currently available. We aimed to determine the nerve block techniques that practicing Chilean anesthesiologists perceived as essential to master during residency training. METHODS After institutional ethics committee appr...

Residency Training Requirements: For Better or Worse? A proposal has recently been put forward to increase the duration of the nuclear medicine residency and implement a 3-tier residency training requirement beginning in 2005 or 2006. The proposal includes increasing the length of the nuclear medicine residency from 3 to 4 years (1 basic clinical year [PGY-1] plus 3 years of nuclear medicine) f...

Background Depression among doctors in residency training can have significant impacts on the health of the residents and on patient safety. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with recovery from a depressive episode experienced during postgraduate residency training. Methods A questionnaire was administered to 2935 first-year residents at the beginning of residency training in...

BACKGROUND In the United States, the Accreditation Council of graduate medical education (ACGME) requires all accredited Internal medicine residency training programs to facilitate resident scholarly activities. However, clinical experience and medical education still remain the main focus of graduate medical education in many Internal Medicine (IM) residency-training programs. Left to design t...

No one knows for sure how long it takes to train a competent family physician. Family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics all require a 3-year residency before board certification in the United States. In Canada, only 2 years are required for family medicine board certification. Before 1969, general practice training in the United States was also only a 2-year curriculum before it was e...