An increasing number of students with disabilities attend institutes of higher education (HE). Among this group are persons with Asperger syndrome (AS). Persons with AS have a cognitive impairment that can interfere with their studies and the ability to describe their needs and ask for support. This study deals with ...

In this paper, the predictors of work injuries based on Leamon's Man-Machine model are identified in a sociotechnical framework. Several hypotheses are developed and tested to describe the accident/injury phenomena in mining worksystems. Possible designs for improving work-system's safety are specified using scaled Mahalanobis distance (MD). A case control study ...

As a nation, we face a shortage of individuals to serve our aging population. Therefore, the recruitment of undergraduate students into gerontology programs is an important, although challenging task. The purpose of this study was to determine if students who do not choose to major in gerontology do so because ...

Given the expanding role of multiple surgical procedures in dermatology, resident training in procedural dermatology must be continually assessed to keep pace with changes in the specialty. We sought to assess the third-year resident experience in procedural dermatology during residency training. This survey study was mailed to third-year dermatology residents ...

Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17: 464-466 ABSTRACT: Accidental blood exposure (ABE) exposes healthcare workers, including medical residents, to the risk of occupational infection. We aimed to determine the characteristics of ABEs in residents with an anonymous self-reporting electronic questionnaire. A total of 350 residents (33% from surgical disciplines) entered this ...

Training as a radiology resident is a complex task. Residents frequently encounter multiple hospital systems, each with unique workflow patterns and heterogenous information systems. We identified an opportunity to ease some of the resulting anxiety and frustration by centralizing high-quality resources using a wiki. In this manuscript, we describe our ...

This article models the cost-effectiveness, from a societal viewpoint, of a dental caries prevention program using salt fluoridation for children 12 years of age, compared with non-intervention (or status quo) in Arequipa, Peru. Standard cost-effectiveness analysis methods were used. The costs associated with implementing and operating the salt-fluoridation program were ...

The C.R.E.A.T.E. (Consider, Read, Elucidate hypotheses, Analyze and interpret data, Think of the next Experiment) method uses intensive analysis of primary literature in the undergraduate classroom to demystify and humanize science. We have reported previously that the method improves students' critical thinking and content integration abilities, while at the same ...

The return on investment of pharmacy residency training at a Veterans Affairs hospital was estimated. The financial costs and benefits associated with one year's training of eight residents were estimated retrospectively. The costs were compared with estimated costs for training newly hired pharmacists without institutional experience. The residents' work output ...

The authors aimed to determine if writing narratives in psychiatric training can foster empathy for severely and persistently mentally ill patients. One resident wrote first-person narrative pieces about three different patients at a community mental health clinic. She reviewed these pieces with a writing supervisor weekly. The supervisor and resident ...

To document clinical training and resident working conditions reported by chief residents during their residency. During the academic years 2005 to 2006, 2006 to 2007, and 2007 to 2008, the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology conducted a nationwide survey of all radiation oncology chief residents in the United States. ...

OBJECTIVE(S): Implementation of the 80-hour mandate was expected to reduce attrition from general surgery (GS) residency. This is the first quantitative report from a national prospective study of resident/program characteristics associated with attrition. METHODS: Analysis included all categorical GS residents entered on American Board of Surgery residency rosters in 2007 ...

literature on radiology residency in Nigeria is sparse, even for decades after its commencement. There is therefore the need to inquire into the problems and prospects of the programme, at least from the perspectives of the residents. to determine residents' perception of the radiology residency programme, residents' view on state ...

OBJECTIVE(S): High surgical complexity and individual career goals has led most general surgery (GS) residents to pursue fellowship training, resulting in a shortage of surgeons who practice broad-based general surgery. We hypothesize that early tracking of residents would improve operative experience of residents planning to be general surgeons, and could ...

OBJECTIVE: Psychiatric residents spend much time as teachers and mentors to medical students. Recently, the Canadian Medical Education Directions for Specialists (CanMEDS) roles identified the importance of this role as a scholar. Residents are now expected to develop skills to fulfill this role, one of which involves the ability to ...

Changes to the ABR certification process are imminent, with a core examination after 36 months of training and a certifying examination 15 months after the completion of training replacing the current examination structure for residents entering training in July 2010 and beyond. The Residency Restructuring Committee of the Association of ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The Residency Review Committee Ophthalmology of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has recently established guidelines pertaining to the minimum operative requirements for training ophthalmology residents in refractive surgery. Despite being one of the most frequently performed ophthalmic surgical procedures, there is a paucity of literature ...

OBJECTIVE: The authors' adult psychiatry residency training program identified several educational needs for residents at their institution. Junior residents needed enhanced learning of clinical interviewing skills and learning connected to the inpatient psychiatry ward rotations, and senior residents needed opportunities to prepare for the specialty board exam and to develop ...

OBJECTIVE: Stress levels of residency are under-reported in Nigeria despite the importance of well-being during residency training. We investigated the level of perceived stress, intimidation/harassment, mental health and well being among resident doctors. METHODS: This was a cross sectional questionnaire survey of all residents in training in a Nigerian teaching ...

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine the learning needs, experiences, and attitudes of psychiatric residents in relation to war and mental health; to discover if residents in their training program have had clinical experiences with patients affected by war and if they believed that they were adequately trained to deal ...

OBJECTIVE: The Coordinators of Psychiatric Education (COPE) Residency In-Training Exam is a formative exam for Canadian psychiatric residents that was reconstructed using assessment best practices. An assessment of psychometric properties was subsequently performed on the exam to ensure preliminary validity and reliability. METHODS: An exam blueprint was developed based on ...

This article discusses the current and future state of neurology training. A priority is to attract sufficient numbers of qualified candidates for the existing residency programs. A majority of neurology residents elects additional training in a neurologic subspecialty, and programs will have to be accredited accordingly. Attempts are being made ...

BACKGROUND: There is a phobia among doctors for the residency training program, since the establishment of the program over 30 years ago. The reason for establishing the program was mainly to provide the much-needed specialists in medicine. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the perception of the residency training program among residents. MATERIALS ...

BACKGROUND: Anesthesiologists are responsible for the management of perioperative cardiopulmonary arrest in children. This study used simulation to assess the pediatric resuscitation skills of experienced anesthesia residents. METHODS: Nineteen anesthesia residents were evaluated using a pediatric pulseless electrical activity scenario. The authors used a standardized checklist to evaluate the residents' ...

Resident training regulations developed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in 2003 have limited resident work hours and autonomy. Proposed to improve patient safety and resident education, these regulations have not had their intended effects. They have acted to dilute otolaryngology residents' experiences, thereby weakening their training. ...

OBJECTIVE: The authors ascertained the amount of training in psychiatric genomics that is provided in North American psychiatric residency programs. METHODS: A sample of 217 chief residents in psychiatric residency programs in the United States and Canada were identified by e-mail and surveyed to assess their training in psychiatric genetics ...

OBJECTIVE: As researchers make progress in understanding genetic aspects of mental illness and its treatment, psychiatrists will increasingly need to understand and interpret genetic information specific to psychiatric disorders. Little is known about the extent to which residency programs are preparing psychiatrists for this new role. This study was designed ...

There are few studies which have investigated variables associated with the development of burnout among residents working with cancer patients. The aim of this study is to identify variables leading to residents' burnout in order to develop effective interventions. Burnout was assessed with Maslach Burnout Inventory. Person- (i.e., emotional-focused coping) ...

We determined the status of Canadian training during senior residency in laparoscopic, robotic and endourologic surgery. Fifty-six residents in their final year of urology residency training were surveyed in person in 2007 or 2008. All residents completed the survey. Most residents (85.7%) train at centres performing more than 50 laparoscopic ...

BACKGROUND: The ethical dilemmas that residents experience throughout their training have not been explored qualitatively from surgical residents' perspectives. METHODS: Grounded theory methodology was used. All University of Toronto surgical, otolaryngology, and obstetrics and gynecology residents were invited to participate. Twenty-eight face-to-face interviews were conducted. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed ...

OBJECTIVE: Few studies of residents' attitudes toward psychotherapy training exist. The authors examined residents' perceptions of the quality of their training, support for training, their own competence levels, and associations between self-perceived competence and perceptions of the training environment. METHODS: An anonymous, web-based questionnaire was distributed to residents at 15 ...

OBJECTIVE: The authors examine the current place of personal therapy for residents in U.S. training programs. METHODS: All U.S. training directors were provided an anonymous survey assessing current attitudes and practices with regard to personal therapy and training director perception of their residents' use of therapy. RESULTS: Training directors generally ...

OBJECTIVE: The way in which the competencies for psychodynamic psychotherapy specified by the Psychiatry Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education translate into the day-to-day work of individual supervision remains unstudied and unspecified. The authors hypothesized that despite the existence of competencies in psychodynamic psychotherapy, residents ...

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of burnout in Greek medical residents, investigate its relationship with training satisfaction during residency and survey Greek medical residents' opinion towards the European Work Time Directive (EWTD). A Multi-centre, cross-sectional survey of Greek residents was performed. The Maslach Burnout Inventory ...

Pathology has been frequently identified in the literature as an unpopular choice for medical students. For many years, there have been predictions that this unpopularity would lead to inadequate pathologist numbers, which would in turn contribute to poor quality patient care. In Canada, the predicted crisis has become a reality: ...

In 2006, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) charged the Task Force on Residency Equivalency to define the professional experience expected of a clinically mature practitioner that would meet or exceed the knowledge and skills of an accredited postgraduate year one residency-trained pharmacist. In this commentary, the Task Force ...

This article introduces us to the complexities of conducting social scientific research in a major urban disaster zone and reports on results from the most systematic survey at the time aimed at tracking the whereabouts of pre-Katrina residents during the first year of recovery, the Displaced New Orleans Residents Pilot ...

Burnout is a work-related syndrome that may negatively affect more than just the resident physician. On the other hand, engagement has been shown to protect employees; it may also positively affect the patient care that the residents provide. Little is known about the relationship between residents' self-reported errors and burnout ...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Introduce radiology residents to evidence-based radiology (EBR) using a journal club format based on the Radiology Alliance for Health Services Research/American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (RAHSR/A3CR2) Critical Thinking Skills sessions and EBR series of articles published in Radiology in 2007. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The ...

To determine current trends in resident laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) training in the United States, a comprehensive survey was sent to the residency coordinator, chairman, or refractive surgery director of all 113 ophthalmology training programs in the U.S. accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The response ...

For almost 250 years the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary was staffed with resident physicians and surgeons.This paper traces the history and the traditions of the Residency Mess, its inhabitants' lives, duties and leisure activities and how these have changed over the years.

OBJECTIVE: The Louisiana Health Science Center/Ochsner Hospital psychiatric residency was displaced in August 2005 by Hurricane Katrina to multiple state hospitals and clinics throughout Louisiana. The program encountered many difficulties and learned many lessons about disaster preparedness. METHODS: The LSU/Ochsner Residency Director at the time of Hurricane Katrina chronicles challenges ...

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify factors that chief residents believe impact the teaching of junior residents under normal working conditions and the areas in which they believe education on the role of resident as teacher would be beneficial. METHODS: Obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) chief residents were asked to rate ...

OBJECTIVE: The authors investigate current psychiatric residents' experiences with and opinions about personal psychotherapy. METHODS: The authors analyzed survey data from randomly selected students in psychiatric residency training programs during the 2005-2006 academic year. RESULTS: Approximately one-third of respondents were in psychotherapy. Being in a training program affiliated with a ...

The US National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) is a computerized, national system for matching residency applicants to programs. Similar systems exist in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and the need for such a program will probably make itself felt in the European Union soon. NRMP is an important laboratory for ...

Hurricane Ike played havoc with students and residents at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Their education was disrupted, they lost many of their possessions, and some were forced to train elsewhere.

BACKGROUND: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has been promoting participation in scholarly activities for physicians during residency training. However, there is debate regarding whether this is worthwhile for residents. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate residents' opinions of engaging in scholarly activities and identify factors associated with overall satisfaction ...

OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to assess variables that residency applicants ranked as influential in making residency choices. The secondary objective was to determine if residents were satisfied with their residency choices. METHODS: A secondary analysis was performed on a cohort database from a stratified, random sampling ...

BACKGROUND: The concept of mentoring is believed to be influential in an effective medical and surgical educational environment. Several authors have discussed the issue of mentorship and its challenges, yet no one has studied the prevalence of mentoring among orthopaedic residency programs and its perceived value from the orthopaedic residents' ...

OBJECTIVES: The authors assess the effects of an educational intervention on the attitudes and understanding of psychiatric residents and journalism students, review how collaboration between these disciplines affects these attitudes, and propose the development of similar programs within residency to enhance systems-based learning. METHODS: A collaborative curriculum involving a workshop, ...