Characterization of Internal Medicine Chief Resident Administrative, Educational, and Clinical Experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The internal medicine (IM) chief residency is a position of leadership and honor common in IM programs, but the goals, responsibilities, and experiences of those who undertake it can be highly variable. Studies assessing the experience and impressions of the chief resident (CR) position from the viewpoint of the IM CRs are lacking.

Objective

To describe the structure, responsibilities, and perceptions of the IM CR role across IM residency programs.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional, simple descriptive electronic survey for current CRs was administered between April and June 2018 across US IM residency programs accredited by US Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. A 2-step nonrandom sampling approach was used: first, snowba

SUBMITTER: Garg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943621 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature