Determinants of internal medicine residents' choice in the Canadian R4 fellowship match: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is currently a discrepancy between Internal Medicine residents' decisions in the Canadian subspecialty fellowship match (known as the R4 match) and societal need. Some studies have been published examining factors that influence career choices. However, these were either demographic factors or factors pre-determined by the authors' opinion as possibly being important to incorporate into a survey.

Methods

A qualitative study was undertaken to identify factors that determine the residents choice in the subspecialty (R4) fellowship match using focus group discussions involving third and fourth year internal medicine residents

Results

Based on content analysis of the discussion data, we identified five themes:1) Practice environment including acuity of pr

SUBMITTER: Daniels VJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3146947 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature