scholarly journals A Transitional Year Residency Program Provides Innovative Solutions for Unmatched Medical Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-568
Author(s):  
Molly M. Gathright ◽  
Jennifer Hankins ◽  
Mohammad Zia Siddiqui ◽  
Carol R. Thrush ◽  
Tim Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Career Plans ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Career Needs ◽  
Institutional Solution

ABSTRACT Background The transition to residency is competitive with more medical students applying for residency positions than slots available, and some will face challenges securing a position in their desired specialty. Our institution created a transitional year (TY) residency program in 2016 to help meet the needs of our medical students who did not initially secure a position in the main residency Match. Objective This report provides a brief overview of the TY program and analysis of the program's value from the inaugural 3 years (2017–2020). Methods The TY program is based at a midsized, urban, academic health center and features a tailorable curriculum emphasizing preparation for residents' specialty career plans. We used participatory action research and appreciative inquiry strategies as part of the annual program evaluation to examine TY residents' perceptions of the program's value. Stakeholder perceptions were also elicited from a purposive selection of 4 program directors and 2 key medical school education leaders. Results Internal evaluations revealed a high rate of resident satisfaction with the TY program and self-reported benefits such as increased confidence, clinical proficiency, and professional enculturation. Stakeholders valued the program as a potential pipeline for increasing physicians in the state and providing valuable direction to students' career trajectories. Conclusions Creating a TY residency program to meet the needs of unmatched medical students was feasible to implement, acceptable to residents in meeting their academic and career needs, and provided a sustainable institutional solution with benefits to multiple stakeholders.

scholarly journals Smoking habits among medical students: a survey at the University of Prishtina Faculty of Medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albina Fejza ◽  
Fatjeta Maraj ◽  
Hajrullah Fejza
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
P Value ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University

Background: Smoking is a common habit among the population in Kosovo. In the country, smoking occurs in public places, health and educational institutions despite being prohibited by law. Our objective was to describe smoking habits, knowledge and attitudes among medical students from all departments in the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine. Methods: The present study followed the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) standardized methodology including data processing procedures. A self-administered questionnaire used was derived from the GHPSS. A total of 600 students were invited in the study while 470 returned questionnaires and participated in the study. Descriptive statistics were used to present the data. The Fisher’s exact test was used to test the significance and a p-value<0.05 was considered significant. Results: The prevalence rate of smoking among students was 16.9% (95% CI 13.2-20). Current smokers were 79 students, 28.2 % males, and 7.7 % females. The study showed that 55.5% of students smoke less than a pack of cigarettes per day. Almost half of them (47.6%) who smoke reported to have a smoker inside the family.  This study also revealed that 74.7% of respondents smoke in the presence of non-smokers on daily bases. Conclusion: Despite threating their own health, smokers also cause noxiousness to the society and medical students should be role models for the others by not smoking. Even though the percentage doesn’t show a high rate of smokers in Medical University of Prishtina, still we need to pay attention to bad smoking habits and try to lower even more the percentage of smokers.

scholarly journals Influence of Course in Medical Ethics and Law on Career Plans of Medical Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 834-842
Author(s):  
Shi-Yann Cheng ◽  
Lih-Hwa Lin ◽  
Chung-Han Kao ◽  
Tzu-Min Chan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Career Plans

Twenty-Five Years of Residents: What and Where Are They Now

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine DeAngelis ◽  
Ann Duggan ◽  
Frank Oski
Keyword(s):  
Residency Program ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Chief Resident ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Johns Hopkins Hospital ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Private Practitioners ◽  
Career Needs

To evaluate the effectiveness of our program in meeting the subsequent career needs of our graduates and to describe their professional experiences as a microcosm of pediatrics, a survey was completed of the 419 pediatricians who had completed the Harriet Lane Residency Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1960 and 1984. Overall, the 326 respondents found the program to have been effective in the areas they deemed appropriate to be taught in residency years. In decreasing order, the chief resident, fellow house officers, and fulltime faculty were rated to have had the greatest teaching effectiveness. The women respondents were less likely to be married (76% vs 89%), had fewer children on average (1.2 vs 2.31), missed more work, and were more likely to enter postresidency training (89% vs 78%) than the men. Of all respondents, 73% reported being certain of their career goals during residency and 77% of those reported a reasonable similarity with current positions. More than 93% reported being satisfied with their current careers, and 87% would still choose pediatrics. They are generally well reimbursed financially, with academician salaries matching those of private practitioners 10 years after completing residency and surpassing them, slightly, thereafter. This information provides much food for thought in preparing tomorrow's pediatricians.

Reporting of Research by Matched Otolaryngology Residency Applicants

2020 ◽  
pp. 000348942093882
Author(s):  
Aatin K. Dhanda ◽  
Brittany Ward ◽  
Christopher J. Warren ◽  
Ben Birkenfeld ◽  
Kirolos Georges ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Competitive Process ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Number Of Publications

Objectives: Matching to an otolaryngology residency program is a competitive process for medical students, and research performed by students is considered as a factor for granting interviews by program directors. Because abstracts, presentations and publications are all reported in combination by the National Resident Matching Program’s “Charting Outcomes in the Match” (ChOM) and may be weighted differently by PDs, we specifically investigated the number of publications by past applicants accepted to top otolaryngology residency programs. Methods: The top 25 otolaryngology residency programs were identified using Doximity, sorting by reputation. Current residents were determined from the programs’ websites. Using PubMed, each resident’s number of publications, authorship status, and journal type were recorded. Results: A total of 24 programs were included in the final analysis and the average number of manuscripts was 2.76 ± 4.01. The mean number of publications in otolaryngology journals was 1.03 ± 1.91. Conclusions: The difference between the investigated average number of publications (2.76) and those published by ChOM (10.4) represent a discrepancy due to the lack of delineation between abstracts, presentations and publications. The reported numbers for research may lead medical students to pursue alternate measures to increase their own research. Some options, such as adding a research year are not universally accessible. A clearer and more detailed approach to reporting research statistics would be beneficial to both applicants and PDs for otolaryngology programs.

Medical students' attitudes on diversity when applying to Toronto's ophthalmology residency program

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Theodore J. Christakis ◽  
Panos G. Christakis ◽  
Mary L. Chipman ◽  
John T. Christakis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Can Medical School Performance Predict Residency Performance? Resident Selection and Predictors of Successful Performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hindi E. Stohl ◽  
Nancy A. Hueppchen ◽  
Jessica L. Bienstock
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Application Service

Abstract Background During the evaluation process, Residency Admissions Committees typically gather data on objective and subjective measures of a medical student's performance through the Electronic Residency Application Service, including medical school grades, standardized test scores, research achievements, nonacademic accomplishments, letters of recommendation, the dean's letter, and personal statements. Using these data to identify which medical students are likely to become successful residents in an academic residency program in obstetrics and gynecology is difficult and to date, not well studied. Objective To determine whether objective information in medical students' applications can help predict resident success. Method We performed a retrospective cohort study of all residents who matched into the Johns Hopkins University residency program in obstetrics and gynecology between 1994 and 2004 and entered the program through the National Resident Matching Program as a postgraduate year-1 resident. Residents were independently evaluated by faculty and ranked in 4 groups according to perceived level of success. Applications from residents in the highest and lowest group were abstracted. Groups were compared using the Fisher exact test and the Student t test. Results Seventy-five residents met inclusion criteria and 29 residents were ranked in the highest and lowest quartiles (15 in highest, 14 in lowest). Univariate analysis identified no variables as consistent predictors of resident success. Conclusion In a program designed to train academic obstetrician-gynecologists, objective data from medical students' applications did not correlate with successful resident performance in our obstetrics-gynecology residency program. We need to continue our search for evaluation criteria that can accurately and reliably select the medical students that are best fit for our specialty.

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