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What new residents do during their initial months of training.
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PMID:  21955771     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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BACKGROUND: Studies completed over the past decade suggest the presence of a gap between what students learn during medical school and their clinical responsibilities as first-year residents. The purpose of this survey was to verify on a large scale the responsibilities of residents during their initial months of training.
METHOD: Practice analysis surveys were mailed in September 2009 to 1,104 residency programs for distribution to an estimated 8,793 first-year residents. Surveys were returned by 3,003 residents from 672 programs; 2,523 surveys met inclusion criteria and were analyzed.
RESULTS: New residents performed a wide range of activities, from routine but important communications (obtain informed consent) to complex procedures (thoracentesis), often without the attending physician present or otherwise involved.
CONCLUSIONS: Medical school curricula and the content of competence assessments prior to residency should consider more thorough coverage of the complex knowledge and skills required early in residency.
Authors:
Mark R Raymond; Janet Mee; Ann King; Steven A Haist; Marcia L Winward
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges     Volume:  86     ISSN:  1938-808X     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Med     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8904605     Medline TA:  Acad Med     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S59-62     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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