BACKGROUND Research on resident workloads has focused primarily on the quantity of hours worked, rather than the content of those hours or the variability among residents. We hypothesize that there are statistically significant variations in resident workloads and better understanding of workload intensity could improve resident education. METHODS The Stanford Children's Health research datab...

PURPOSE This article describes, and provides data on, an innovative, comprehensive, dementia-specific training program designed to teach direct care staff in assisted living residences to improve care and reduce problems in residents with dementia. DESIGN AND METHODS STAR-which stands for Staff Training in Assisted living Residences-provides two 4-hr workshops augmented by four individualized...

OBJECTIVE To assess the presence of burnout among surgical residents working at various public sector hospitals in Pakistan. DESIGN A survey based on MBI was used to assess the presence of burnout. Residents were grouped into Group A (Burn out) or Group B (No burn out). Pearson Test was used to see any correlation between different variables and burn out. A p value of <0.05 was taken as signi...

PURPOSE To determine which resources residents use at the point-of-care (POC) for decision making, the drivers for selection of these resources, and how residents use Google/Google Scholar to answer clinical questions at the POC. METHOD In January 2012, 299 residents from three internal medicine residencies were sent an electronic survey regarding resources used for POC decision making. Resou...

Background and Objectives: The need for education on peripheral nerve blocks has increased significantly during the past decade. This survey assessed the level of exposure and confidence that graduating residents have with selected peripheral nerve blocks. Methods: All program directors of ACGME accredited anesthesiology programs were asked to distribute an on-line survey to their graduating re...

INTRODUCTION The role of the internal medicine chief resident includes various administrative, academic, social, and educational responsibilities, fulfillment of which prepares residents for further leadership tasks. However, the chief resident position has historically only been held by a few residents. As fourth-year chief residents are becoming less common, we considered a new model for rota...

OBJECTIVES To examine trends in pediatric residents' training and job search experiences from 2003 through 2009. METHODS Annual national random samples of 500 graduating pediatric residents from 2003 through 2005 and 1000 from 2006 through 2009 were surveyed. Responses were compared across years to identify trends. We examined resident demographics, training, satisfaction, career intentions, ...

OBJECTIVES Defining what makes an exceptional teacher is challenging. This study's objectives were to identify teaching attributes that residents and faculty value most and to determine whether the opinions of residents and faculty differed. METHODS A list of 15 teaching attributes was distributed to residents and faculty at eight family medicine residency programs. Respondents were asked to ...

BACKGROUND Health professionals' attitudes toward shared decision-making (SDM) are an important facilitator of SDM, but information on these attitudes is limited. AIMS The purpose of this study is to examine attitudes, education and practices around SDM and risk communication in residents and their teachers. METHOD A questionnaire was mailed to residents in Swiss hospitals in postgraduate m...