This study is a continuation of an earlier investigation of personality and medical specialty choice. The earlier study determined that personality differences existed among family practitioners, anesthesiologists, and general surgeons. Based on this initial research, an attempt was made to answer the question of how the personality factors of…

The general internal medicine program at the University of Colorado has sought to emphasize the psychosocial aspects of care in its training. The performance of traditional track residents with general internal medicine resident performance was compared. (MLW)

The attitudes of family practice residents toward ambulatory pharmacy services were compared with pharmacy students' predictions on what the residents' attitudes would be. The residents' perceptions of pharmacist behaviors rated significantly higher than how the pharmacy students thought they would respond. (Author/MLW)

Two internal medicine residency programs at Baylor College of Medicine are discussed. The traditional program emphasizes experience in the care of acute problems within a hospital inpatient environment. The primary care residency program emphasizes training in the outpatient environment and in noninternal medicine disciplines. (MLW)

A survey found volunteer faculty members were generally satisfied with their role in medical education, despite problems involving respect and responsibility when working with academic colleagues. Recognition of and indifference to problems are discussed in relation to the erosion of the utilization and authority of volunteer faculty members.…

Sixty-eight graduating residents were interviewed about their practice choice decision-making. The process commonly follows this sequence: acknowledging and undertaking the choice task, defining personal, professional, and family issues; establishing reward priorities; determining professional presentation; inquiring about practice opportunities;…

The financing and organization of the medical care field is seen as being in an evolutionary stage. It has progressed from an era when most physicians provided services as solo practitioners and patients paid expenses out-of-pocket to group practices and expenses paid by third parties. (MLW)

A national survey of postdoctoral endodontic students on the perceived educational needs of dental faculty indicated that most endodontic students possess very little formal educational training, they perceive a strong need for it, and that they desire more training in evaluation/testing methods. (MLW)

The effects of matching, or mismatching, third-year medical students by cognitive style and instructional mode were studied. Following an instructional period, students were administered an inventory of instruction, a simulation game, and a multiple-choice posttest. Results showed few effects favoring matching cognitive style with instructional…

The Department of Psychiatric Education at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University holds seven-hour workshops on teaching to enhance the teaching skills of its residents. Presentations of educational principles, simulation exercises, group discussions, and reviews of audiotaped residents are among the techniques used in the…

Discusses a study, which indicated a significant difference between residency applicants considered finalists after their interview was completed, and those considered nonfinalists (among applicants representing differing levels of academic achievement as measured by National Board of Podiatry Examiners examination scores and clinical evaluation…

Medical educators seldom ascertain whether their teaching efforts have long-term effects. To assess the persistence of attitudes toward drug claims by industry, members of two medical classes in the pharmacology course at the University of Virginia School of Medicine were surveyed at graduation and again nine to ten years later. (Author/MLW)

The role and legal responsibility of interns and residents has become a subject of controversy, and the National Labor Relations Board has declared that hospital housestaff are students and their unions are unprotected by national labor legislation. Related labor problems such as strikes, wages, training, and foreign students are discussed. (LBH)

A monthly journal club for residents uses detailed discussions and analyses of clinical research articles to teach the important concepts and principles of medical research in a manner useful to the practicing physician. Discussion is structured by a guide for presenting the articles to the group. (Author/MLW)

Residency program directors were surveyed to determine whether a standardized "dean's evaluation" form submitted by deans of student affairs on behalf of senior medical students would suffice in conveying information desired for the residency selection process. Program directors were asked to rate each subpart of this suggested form.…