PMID: 11926845Apr 3, 2002Paper

Resident preparedness for practice: a longitudinal cohort study

Ambulatory Pediatrics : the Official Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Kenneth B RobertsThomas G DeWitt

Abstract

To determine whether the perception of preparedness for practice changes over time. Questionnaire survey of University of Massachusetts residents 5 years after an initial survey. Responses to individual questions in the 2 surveys were compared for each graduate and the Wilcoxon rank sum test applied. A supplementary questionnaire addressed current confidence in areas with relatively low scores in both surveys. All 24 eligible graduates responded. The high rating of overall sense of preparedness was identical in the 2 surveys. Differences were statistically significant in only 3 categories: common illnesses, office gastroenterology, and office gynecology-all from a lower estimate of preparedness initially to a higher estimate in retrospect. Six areas continued to receive relatively low scores: nutrition, patient scheduling, cost-effectiveness, telephone management, office gynecology, and office orthopedics. Respondents feel more confident currently with nutrition, patient scheduling, and telephone management but not with cost-effectiveness, gynecology, or orthopedics. Residents paired with office-based practitioners for their continuity experience report feeling well prepared for practice both on practice entry and 5 to 9 years ...Continue Reading

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Jun 2, 2012·Journal of Graduate Medical Education·Jaideep S Talwalkar, Ada M Fenick
Jul 16, 2010·Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice·Prathibha VarkeyVivek Saoji
Apr 9, 2015·Perspectives on Medical Education·Jaideep S TalwalkarAda M Fenick

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