scholarly journals Research entry requirements into Australian and New Zealand Medical Specialist Training programs – an under-recognised driver of research waste

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlyn Withers ◽  
Christy Noble ◽  
Caitlin Brandenburg ◽  
Paul Glasziou ◽  
Paulina Stehlik
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Research Waste ◽  
College Entry ◽  
Entry Requirements

Doctors are placed under significant pressure to do research for career progression. Our review suggests that specialty training college entry requirements incentivise research to gain entry and focus on volume and authorship position over research quality. These requirements may be unintended drivers of research waste.

scholarly journals Selection criteria for Australian and New Zealand medical specialist training programs: another under‐recognised driver of research waste

2021 ◽  
Vol 215 (7) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Caitlyn Withers ◽  
Christy Noble ◽  
Caitlin Brandenburg ◽  
Paul P Glasziou ◽  
Paulina Stehlik
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Research Waste

scholarly journals Medical Specialist Training: Views from Stakeholders

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Tahir MA ◽  
Noor Hazilah AM ◽  
Azura O
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Medical Specialist ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Introduction: In Malaysia, medical specialisation training is mainly carried out by the public universities. Methods: A survey was carried out to explore the views of medical specialists in the country on issues such as structure of medical specialty training, availability of human resource, public/private sector competition, competency and apprenticeship, and its impact on assurance and quality of medical specialty training. Results: Altogether 238 medical specialists from 30 hospitals and medical institutions in the country participated in the survey. Conclusion: Among the findings, competition for human resource between public and private sector and lack of uniformity on medical specialty training across universities in the country are among the issues found to be of concern. There is also a need to address governance issue which necessitates to clearly delineating what constitutes medical specialty and what constitutes a subspecialty so that an agreed uniformed nomenclature is exercised across all stakeholders. The respondents also strongly agreed on the need to ensure competence in medical specialist training.

Shaping the future of Acute Medical training

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-113
Author(s):  
Mark Lander ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Internal Medicine Training ◽  
The Future

Sir, I read with interest the Viewpoint article by Dr Chadwick regarding the future of Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) training, particularly the development of Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and their potential to promote a greater identity within the specialty training. Dr Chadwick highlights the struggle we face in asserting why our specialty is so vibrant and vital. In my experience, Acute Internal Medicine training suffers from an identity crisis whereby the specialty is seen as being permanently on call, with trainees working more shifts as the Duty Medical Registrar (DMR) than on other specialty training programs, without the variability of outpatient and skill-based training. Indeed, the recent Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) statement regarding quality criteria for GIM/AIM Registrars appears to regard the role of the AIM registrar as that of the DMR rather than a specialist in their own field.

scholarly journals The case for an ?Excellence in Scholarship for Australia? initiative

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Calver
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research

Only those truly cryptozoic for all of 2010 could have missed the bustle and concern created by the Australian Commonwealth?s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative (http://www.arc.gov.au/era/default.htm). In common with other national research assessment exercises such as the RAE (UK) and PBRF (New Zealand), ERA is designed to assess research quality within the Australian higher education sector, identifying and rewarding those institutions and departments producing high-quality research. The linkages between achievement, recognition and reward have the potential to shape the research priorities and agendas of institutions and individual researchers.

scholarly journals Trainee experiences in a specialist neuropsychiatry training position

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Rego ◽  
Dhamidhu Eratne ◽  
Mark Walterfang ◽  
Dennis Velakoulis
Keyword(s):  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Royal Melbourne Hospital ◽  
Training Post ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Training Position ◽  
Open Question

Objective: To explore trainee perceptions of a specialist training post in neuropsychiatry. Method: Of 47 past trainees who had worked in the Neuropsychiatry Unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital during the period 1993 to 2017, 32 (68%) completed an online questionnaire including 10 questions, 4 of which asked for open-ended responses. Results: Most trainees provided positive feedback about their past experiences working on the unit, including utilizing knowledge and experience in their current practice. To an open question about how working on the unit influenced career choices 21/31 (68%) responses were positive. The remaining 10 responses highlighted areas of improvement for the trainee positions. Conclusions: The specialty training position within neuropsychiatry was very popular among past trainees, the majority of whom endorsed using the knowledge learnt in neuropsychiatry in their current practice and recommended work on the unit to future trainees.

scholarly journals A Critical Appraisal of Emergency Medicine Specialty Training and Resignation among Residents in Emergency Medicine in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Murat Cetin ◽  
Sercan Bicakci ◽  
Mustafa Emin Canakci ◽  
Mevlut Okan Aydin ◽  
Basak Bayram
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Burn Out

Background and Aim. The nonsatisfaction among emergency medicine specialty trainees is an underrated issue in Turkey. Several previous studies have evaluated the burn-out and its consequences among physicians, but there is no study conducted with specialty trainees. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reasons for resignation among emergency medicine specialty residents in Turkey. Method. A total of 41 participants, who resigned from emergency medicine residency, were contacted by phone and invited to complete an online survey that included 25 questions about personal characteristics and departmental information. Results. Most frequent reasons of resignation were violence/security concerns (63.4%), busy work environment (53.7%), and mobbing (26.8%). Participants who reported that they have resigned due to inadequate training were mostly over 30 years old (p=0.02), continued more than 6 months to EMST (p<0.001), reported that there was no regular rotation program (p=0.003) or access to full-text scientific journals (p=0.045) in their department. All participants thought that there were deficits in the training programs, and none of them declared regret for resigning. Twenty-eight participants (68.2%) continued their specialty training at a different discipline after resignation. Conclusion. Major barriers against a high-quality and sustainable emergency medicine residency are violence in emergency services, mobbing in academic or administrative bodies, and inaccessibility to scientific resources. These obstacles can only be removed by cooperation of multiple institutions in Turkey.

Rational and Intuitive Styles: Commensurability across Respondents' Characteristics

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Taggart ◽  
Enzo Valenzi ◽  
Lori Zalka ◽  
Kevin B. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Industry Data ◽  
Birth Country

This study was designed to examine differences in responses to the six rational/intuitive scales of the Personal Style Inventory in relation to gender, age, ethnic group, birth country, occupation, and industry. Data were collected from 495 participants in training programs in Australia, England, New Zealand, and the United States. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated no differences among groups on the six scales which then are not sensitive to the characteristics so separate norming scores are not indicated. Lack of differences between sexes contrasts with the finding that women score more intuitive than men on other style assessment tools. Findings are not, however, consistent. And, since characteristics other than gender may show similar disparate results, further study of rational-intuitive commensurability is needed.

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