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Medical Residencies: Quantity or Quality?

1989; American College of Physicians; Volume: 110; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-110-10-757

1539-3704

Frank Davidoff,

Medical Education and Admissions

Editorials15 May 1989Medical Residencies: Quantity or Quality?Frank Davidoff, MDFrank Davidoff, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-110-10-757 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEvery March 15 since 1985 the internal medicine community has read the residency match results in much the same way priests read entrails millenia ago: to interpret the past and to prognosticate. Internists make a career of reading entrails, and in the case of the match they read trouble.Indeed, the 1989 match just reported (1) shows the downward trend in selection of categorical internal medicine residencies by U.S. medical students continuing: 259 fewer students this year than last; 827 or 21% fewer students this year than in 1985, the "peak" year for the discipline. Family practice also experienced a...References1. Graettinger J. Internal medicine in the National Resident Matching Program 1978-1989. Ann Intern Med. 1989;110:682-3. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Taylor A. How to Choose a Medical Specialty. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders; 1986. Google Scholar3. Mizrahi . Getting Rid of Patients. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press; 1986. Google Scholar4. Konner M. Becoming a Doctor. New York: Viking; 1987. Google Scholar5. Seline N. Study and comparison of transition of medical education programs from hospital inpatient to ambulatory training programs: final report, executive summary. Washington DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions. Contract No HRSA 240-86-0068, 20 November 1987. Google Scholar6. Ludmerer K. Learning to Heal. New York: Basic Books; 1985. Google Scholar7. Bosk C. Forgive and Remember: Managing Medical Failure. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1979. Google Scholar8. Schon D. Educating the Reflective Practitioner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 1987. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: American College of Physicians Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCall nights and patient careWhat Is a Curriculum?Jack Ende, MD, Frank Davidoff, MDReimbursement and Declines in Internal Medicine TrainingAlbert D. Roberts, MD 15 May 1989Volume 110, Issue 10Page: 757-758KeywordsResidency Issue Published: 15 May 1989 PDF DownloadLoading ...