A survey examined physician attitudes toward operating room, nonoperating room, and nonpatient care responsibilities in their residencies. Training for operating room responsibilities was deemed adequate by most, and nonoperating room training inadequate. Recommendations include: hospital cooperation, more effective sessions, and supplementary…

A questionnaire was developed at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to elicit information from residents regarding their perceptions of and expectations of patient education. Responding residents generally felt patient education was an asset to total medical care, and that the physician should determine what information should be…

Since research has shown that nonintellectual factors relate to the way in which medical student performance is measured, this study explored whether attitudes, expectations, and social values of interns as ascertained on the first day of internship correlated significantly with subsequent assessments of clinical performance by physician…

An ambulatory medicine program for university hospital clinic residents was found to be effective in improving students' knowledge, enhancing attitudes toward the clinic, and improving performance of influenza vaccinations. No adverse program effects were found. (MSE)

Chief medical residents surveyed distributed their time among administrative, teaching, patient care, and research activities. Overall satisfaction was significantly negatively correlated with percentage of time spent performing administrative tasks. Recommendations for improved time and talent utilization are presented. (Author/MLW)

Results of a survey are reported that sought to obtain information on the attitudes of psychiatric residents towards research, their backgrounds in research training, their assessment of their departments and their own personal research activities, and the role of psychiatric research in their future careers. (JMD)

Senior house officers surveyed concerning their resistance to intern support groups found they felt residents wishing support were less competent than others. Most felt it unfair to require house officers to cover for interns needing support, desired support for all house officers, and wanted to also eliminate sources of stress. (MSE)

A survey of residents at a county medical center concerning their education before and after a new faculty practice plan found improved ratings on three of nine characteristics: quality of staff, quality of supervision, and heterogeneity of patients. Some commented on increased time needed for rounds due to faculty responsibilities. (Author/MSE)

A study of rotating interns' images of medical practitioners focuses on what images the interns have of obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians, internists, psychiatrists, and surgeons, and seeks to determine whether these images differ according to choice of specialty for postgraduate work. (JMD)

A method for selecting performance variables to be used in the evaluation of the clinical performance of internal medicine residents is described. Twenty of the highest ranking variables are listed, as determined by the formal sampling of the opinion of full-time and volunteer faculty and residents associated with the University of Nebraska. (JMD)

Four areas in which a resident felt least prepared by medical school are outlined: teaching medical students; working as an effective ambulatory care doctor; discussing the psycho-social issues that surround terminal illness, death, and dying; and functioning as a cost-conscious health care provider. (MLW)

Medical school faculty, graduates, and residents in nine family practice residency programs in Iowa identified 29 office and outpatient procedures that residents should be able to perform, as well as 11 elective procedures. Views on the need for direct supervision and evaluation of residents' performance were also determined. (Author/SW)

A cancer attitude survey is analyzed that was administered to residents and faculty physicians in the departments of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin. Categories surveyed include opinions about the benefits of prevention, risk management, early detection and screening, treatment and care, and…

A survey of internal medicine residents at Northwestern University's medical center found that the students enjoyed teaching and considered it critical to their own education. These views appear unrelated to previous teaching experience, academic background, or academic career plans. Variables correlating with teaching satisfaction and improvement…

Faculty and residents in a family medicine program rated the degree of importance for a resident to have mastered national performance objectives, regarding the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. The results indicate that disagreement was widespread. Implications for the use of objectives developed outside a program are discussed.…