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Medical Resident Perceptions of Distress during Training

Objectives: This study used a qualitative research approach to grounded theory to identify factors that contributed to resident distress during 2021–2022 in multiple different specialties and at different postgraduate years of residency. By better understanding these contributors to distress, the aim was to inform the design of optimal interventions to…

Posted in: burnout 28 graduate medical education 27 Residency 11 wellness 7

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Recent Trends and Challenges in Employment for Emergency Medicine Trainees: A Survey of Graduating Residents’ Perspectives

Objectives: The landscape of the emergency medicine (EM) workforce has undergone significant changes recently, posing challenges for residents who are about to graduate from EM training programs. The objective of this study was to survey graduating residents’ perceptions of the recent EM job market. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey…

Posted in: emergency medicine 7 employment 2 Residency 11

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Prevalence of Women in Medicine Programs at University-Based Internal Medicine Residency Programs

Objective: Women physicians face various forms of inequities during their training process that inhibit them from reaching their full potential. As a response, several academic institutions have established women in medicine (WIM) programs as a support system. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of WIM programs at university-based Internal…

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Let the Program Evaluation Committee SOAR: Applying the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) Framework for Program Evaluation

Objective: Annual program evaluations are important activities of all graduate medical education programs. Although the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education provides general guidelines, there is substantial scope for educational innovation. Strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results (SOAR) is a strengths-based framework for strategic planning. Because SOAR emphasizes positivity and engagement,…

Posted in: empathy 6 graduate medical education 27 Leadership 10 Residency 11

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CME Article: Historical Alternans in the Emergency Department (H.A.t.E.D.) for Pain: An Analysis of Patient Pain Descriptors to Attending and Trainee Clinicians

Objectives: The concept of “historical alternans” (HA), a teaching folklore term referring to different descriptions of patient histories to trainees versus attending clinicians, can cause disjointed care and be a source of frustration for the trainee. Increased focus on the proper evaluation and treatment of pain in the emergency department…

Posted in: education 20 evaluation 3 history 5 pain 18 Residency 11

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Self-Directed Learning among Internal Medicine Residents in the Information Age

Objectives: The revolution in information technology and a rapidly expanding evidence base are changing residency training. Understanding the habits and preferences of trainees’ self-directed learning (SDL) has never been more important. Our goal was to provide a contemporary description of residents’ SDL practices. Methods: Internal medicine residents at four university-affiliated…

Posted in: internal medicine 16 Residency 11

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Changes in Health and Well-Being during Residents’ Training

Objectives: Previous studies have characterized the negative effects of graduate medical education on physicians; however, there is limited longitudinal data on how physicians’ well-being changes during their training. This study aimed to demonstrate and quantify changes to trainees’ wellness and health habits during the course of their first 2 years…

Posted in: graduate medical education 27 physical health 4 Residency 11

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The Costs of Applying to Residency: One Institution’s Efforts to Increase Transparency

Objectives: To provide students at our own institution with more accurate and granular data regarding the costs associated with applying for residency.Methods: We created an electronic survey with >28 different fields delineating the costs associated with applying for residency. Demographic data, costs broken down by type of expenditure, and how…

Posted in: costs 2 medical education 73 Residency 11

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Change in Residents’ Perceptions of Teaching: Following a One Day “Residents as Teachers” (RasT) Workshop

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions and attitudes of resident physicians toward teaching before and after participation in a mandatory “Residents as Teachers” (RasT) workshop in four domains: (1) setting goals and expectations, (2) use of clinical microskills in teaching, (3) evaluation and feedback, and…

Posted in: graduate medical education 27 internship 2 questionnaire 3 Residency 11

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Primary Care House Staff Attitudes Toward Osteoporosis Management

Objective: This study assessed possible institutional and patient-related factors influencing the delivery of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) care and the diagnostic priority placed on addressing PMO, relative to other common medical conditions, by primary care house staff at our institution. Methods: A questionnaire was designed and distributed to eligible house staff…

Posted in: house staff 2 Osteoporosis 29 Residency 11 socioeconomic 2 training 7

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What Attributes are Necessary to Be Selected for an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Position: Perceptions of Faculty and Residents

Orthopaedic surgery has an extremely competitive residency selection process. The authors discuss which attributes of an orthopaedic surgery residency applicant are the most important in obtaining a position. A comparison of applicants’ opinions to those of faculty was also done. Anonymous questionnaires were filled out by orthopaedic surgery residency applicants…

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