scholarly journals What Skills Should New Internal Medicine Interns Have in July? A National Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Angus ◽  
T. Robert Vu ◽  
Andrew J. Halvorsen ◽  
Meenakshy Aiyer ◽  
Kevin McKown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Internal Medicine Residency ◽  
Internal Medicine Residency Program ◽  
Residency Program Directors

scholarly journals A National Survey of Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program Directors

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1207-1212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul O’Rourke ◽  
Eva Tseng ◽  
Karen Chacko ◽  
Marc Shalaby ◽  
Anne Cioletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Primary Care Residency ◽  
Residency Program Directors

scholarly journals Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Burnout and Program Director Turnover: Results of a National Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec B. O'Connor ◽  
Andrew J. Halvorsen ◽  
John M. Cmar ◽  
Kathleen M. Finn ◽  
Kathlyn E. Fletcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Program Director ◽  
Internal Medicine Residency ◽  
Internal Medicine Residency Program ◽  
Residency Program Director

scholarly journals A comparison of orthopaedic surgery and internal medicine perceptions of USMLE Step 1 pass/fail scoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Mun ◽  
Alyssa R. Scott ◽  
David Cui ◽  
Erik B. Lehman ◽  
Seong Ho Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Program Director ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Knowledge ◽  
Alpha Omega ◽  
Residency Program Directors

Abstract Background United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 will transition from numeric grading to pass/fail, sometime after January 2022. The aim of this study was to compare how program directors in orthopaedics and internal medicine perceive a pass/fail Step 1 will impact the residency application process. Methods A 27-item survey was distributed through REDCap to 161 U.S. orthopaedic residency program directors and 548 U.S. internal medicine residency program directors. Program director emails were obtained from the American Medical Association’s Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. Results We received 58 (36.0%) orthopaedic and 125 (22.8%) internal medicine program director responses. The majority of both groups disagree with the change to pass/fail, and felt that the decision was not transparent. Both groups believe that the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge exam and clerkship grades will take on more importance. Compared to internal medicine PDs, orthopaedic PDs were significantly more likely to emphasize research, letters of recommendation from known faculty, Alpha Omega Alpha membership, leadership/extracurricular activities, audition elective rotations, and personal knowledge of the applicant. Both groups believe that allopathic students from less prestigious medical schools, osteopathic students, and international medical graduates will be disadvantaged. Orthopaedic and internal medicine program directors agree that medical schools should adopt a graded pre-clinical curriculum, and that there should be a cap on the number of residency applications a student can submit. Conclusion Orthopaedic and internal medicine program directors disagree with the change of Step 1 to pass/fail. They also believe that this transition will make the match process more difficult, and disadvantage students from less highly-regarded medical schools. Both groups will rely more heavily on the Step 2 clinical knowledge exam score, but orthopaedics will place more importance on research, letters of recommendation, Alpha Omega Alpha membership, leadership/extracurricular activities, personal knowledge of the applicant, and audition electives.

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