BACKGROUND To date, there is no published data showing a correlation between the National Residency Matching Program Ranklist position and performance in residency. PURPOSE The background was to assess whether a residency applicant selection process is able to predict the subsequent performance of candidates during residency. METHODS Over a period of 3 academic years, resident candidates we...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Training physicians capable of practicing within the Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) is an emerging area of scholarly inquiry within residency education. This study describes an effort to integrate PCMH principles into teaching practices within a university-based residency setting and evaluates the effect on clinical performance. METHODS Using participant feedba...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the leading preventable causes of developmental disabilities with serious permanent consequences. Regardless of the increased awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), 13% of women in the United States drink alcohol during pregnancy. Health care professionals do not routinely assess the frequency and quantity of alcohol use by their patients. This st...

CONTEXT Patient outcomes have been used to assess the performance of hospitals and physicians; in contrast, residency programs have been compared based on nonclinical measures. OBJECTIVE To assess whether obstetrics and gynecology residency programs can be evaluated by the quality of care their alumni deliver. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS A retrospective analysis of all Florida and New Yor...

Introduction Negative outcomes in emergency medicine (EM) programs use a disproportionate amount of educational resources to the detriment of other residents. We sought to determine if any applicant characteristics identifiable during the selection process are associated with negative outcomes during residency. Methods Primary analysis consisted of looking at the association of each of the de...

back ground and purpose: continuing education is one of priorities of newly graduates from medicine and selection of a proper residency program is a major problem for most of them. this study examined various motives and reasons for inclination of graduates from medicine to continue education in a special residency program and become specialized. methods: this is a cross-sectional study. a ques...

BACKGROUND Interest in global health during postgraduate residency training is increasing across medical specialties, and multiple disciplines have categorized global health training opportunities in their arena. No such cataloging exists for anesthesiology residency programs. The aim of this study was to assess and characterize global health opportunities and the attitudes of program directors...