Timing and Predictors of Subspecialty Career Choice Among Internal Medicine Residents: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internal medicine residents face numerous career options after residency training. Little is known about when residents make their final career choice.

Objective

We assessed the timing and predictive factors of final career choices among internal medicine residents at graduation, including demographics, pre-residency career preferences, and rotation scheduling.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of graduates of an academic internal medicine residency program from 2014 to 2017. Main measures included demographics, rotation schedules, and self-reported career choices for residents at 5 time points: recruitment day, immediately after Match Day, end of postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1), end of PGY-2, and at graduation.

Results

Of the 138 residents elig

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature