Anxieties of entering first-year residents

Evaluating Attitudes of First-Year Residents to Shared Decision Making

OBJECTIVE Shared decision making (SDM) is recognized as an ideal model of patient-physician interaction, yet clinical application occurs infrequently. The current study evaluated attitudes of first-year residents to identify potential barriers and opportunities regarding SDM. METHODS A total of 70 residents attending orientation at the University of Utah completed a questionnaire that elicite...

Residency schedule, burnout and patient care among first-year residents.

BACKGROUND The 2011 US Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandates reaffirm the need to design residency schedules to augment patient safety and minimise resident fatigue. OBJECTIVES To evaluate which elements of the residency schedule were associated with resident burnout and fatigue and whether resident burnout and fatigue were associated with lower perceived quali...

A year in transition: a qualitative study examining the trajectory of first year residents’ well-being

BACKGROUND It is generally understood that trainees experience periods of heightened stress during first year residency, yet there is little information on variations in stress and well-being over the transition period or those factors that contribute to these variations. This qualitative study explored the trajectory of well-being described by first year residents in the context of challenges,...

HPV vaccine awareness and willingness of first-year students entering university in Western Turkey.

The objectives of this study were to assess the level of knowledge on HPV and HPV vaccination, and to determine vaccination attitude among Ege university students in Izmir, Turkey. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in first-year English preparatory class. Systematic cluster sampling was applied and 717 (72.6%) of students registered to the 54 classes in 17 different faculties/schools were ...

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