Objective: Emergency medicine residents are a high-risk group for burnout syndrome. This was a qualitative study with content analysis on emergency medical residents with 2 aims: evaluating the incidence of occupational burnout syndrome and identifying the points of view and attitudes of emergency medical residents about factors related to occupational burnout syndrome. Method: For this study, ...

Internal medicine residents at the University of Hawai'i were surveyed in 2005 to identify their attitudes regarding ethics consultation based on exposure to ethics education as part of residency training. Our hypotheses were that senior residents are more likely than interns to request an ethics consultation; and providing or forgoing life-sustaining treatment would outrank other situations fo...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's internal medicine residency program was admitted to the new Education Innovation Project accreditation pathway of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education to begin in July 2006. The authors restructured the inpatient medical service to create clinical microsystems in which residents practice throughout residency. Program leadership then mand...

Objective This preliminary study examined the differences between what was taught during a formal medical education and medical students' and psychiatry residents' conceptions of notions regarding the causes and determinants of mental illness. Methods The authors surveyed 74 medical students and 11 residents via convenience sampling. The survey contained 18 statements which were rated twice b...

Introduction. The value of tablet computer use in medical education is an area of considerable interest, with preliminary investigations showing that the majority of medical trainees feel that tablet computers added value to the curriculum. This study investigated potential differences in tablet computer use between medical students and resident physicians. Materials & Methods. Data collection ...

Sixty-three residents completed the CanMEDS In-Training Exam including the two Scholar stations. There were no significant differences between the global scores of the Scholar stations showing that the overall knowledge and effort of the residents was similar across both stations (3.8 vs. 3.5, p = 0.13). No significant differences between senior residents and junior residents were detected or b...

Introduction: Over the past 30 years, recognizing the need andimportance of training residents in teaching skills has resulted inseveral resident-as-teacher programs. The purpose of this studywas to explore the impact of this teaching initiative and investigatethe improvement in residents’ teaching skills through evaluatingtheir satisfaction and perceived effectiveness as well as assessingmedic...

The Resident In-Service Examination (RISE) addresses 1 area of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Outcome Project; RISE results demonstrate progressive attainment of pathology knowledge during training. We compared RISE scores with primary pathology board certification success for residents graduating in 2008 and 2009. Overall RISE and nearly all sectional scores in anatom...

OBJECTIVES This study was performed in order to gather insight into the well-being of Dutch medical residents. METHODS In 2005, all Dutch residents registered through the Medical Registration Committee (n = 5245) were sent a self-report questionnaire to assess socio-demographic and work-related characteristics, burnout and engagement. RESULTS Of the 5140 eligible residents, 2115 completed t...

BACKGROUND Medical schools face a growing challenge in providing a comprehensive educational experience. Students must graduate with not only the medical knowledge but also the requisite skills to care for patients and serve as physicians-in-training. OBJECTIVE To assess whether residents felt prepared by their medical school training. METHOD We developed a questionnaire to assess resident ...