A survey of McMaster medical graduates regarding their perceptions of curriculum features and length is presented and related to background characteristics of the graduates. The graduates were positive about their undergraduate medical education, describing more of its features as strengths than as deficiencies. (Author/MLW)

Student perceptions of nation-wide surgical residency application procedures were evaluated in this study designed to determine areas in need of reform. The data indicate that the majority of students are not completely satisfied with the present interviewing process. (LBH)

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 survey of patients in one medical center family practice residency looked at patient satisfaction in terms of: adequacy of explanations and time spent with the physician, comfort in expressing concerns about the teaching program, attitudes toward the teaching program, and availability of their physician. (MSE)

Seventy medical school faculty at seven institutions who had taken a sabbatical leave were interviewed about their experience, and 15 who were eligible but had not taken a sabbatical were asked their reasons for abstaining. Presabbatical planning was emphasized as the key to a satisfying sabbatical. (Author/MLW)

The 1983 Survey of Resident Physicians conducted by the American Medical Association was used to seek quantitative evidence of the nature and extent of problems incurred by residents in their training. Characteristics of dissatisfied residents were identified, and the effects of specific features of residencies on resident dissatisfaction were…

Major dimensions of consumer perceptions were identified using factor analysis of survey data as follows: accessibility, availability of family doctors, and of hospitals/specialists, completeness of facilities, continuity of care, and physician conduct. Conduct was clearly the most important factor in general satisfaction. (Author/LBH)

Many educators emphasize the teaching value of patient contact for the medical trainee, but only a few have considered the value or harm to patients who participate in a teaching exercise. This question was investigated by evaluating the responses of patients participating in training interviews. (MLW)

The main objective of the general internal medicine program at the University of California, Los Angeles, Center for the Health Sciences, was to prepare physicians to have humanistic attitudes and skills in dealing with patients. A patient satisfaction survey was used to evaluate the program. (MLW)

A study of the consequences of medical student involvement in health care examines patient perception of the student role. Approximately one-third of the community health center patients surveyed viewed the student doctors as subordinate to faculty physicians and these persons were less likely to evaluate their interaction with the students in a…

To evaluate a residency training program, a survey was conducted of those persons who took their residency training in psychiatry at the George Washington University during the first 20 years of the program. The questions elicited background information about the alumni, their perceptions and use of their training, and their satisfaction with…

Because a student is more likely to learn and retain course content perceived as relevant, an attempt was made to change medical students' perceptions of a biometrics course by introducing statistical methods as a means of solving problems in the interpretation of clinical lab data. Retrospective analysis of student course evaluations indicates a…

Evaluation of the impact of medical students on patient satisfaction, as expressed by patients' parents, and on visit length in a hospital-based pediatrics clinic showed that students' visits are longer but yield somewhat more parent satisfaction. This suggests parent willingness to accept time costs associated with teaching in the program.…

A project to improve hospital house officers' recognition of important behavioral, psychological, and social aspects involved in medical care of chronically ill ambulatory patients and an evaluation of its effectiveness are reported. The procedure involved the use of feedback from patient interviews regarding patient satisfaction, medication…

To stimulate interest in death and grief responses, medical school faculty and students at the University of California, San Diego, were invited to a program of music, film, and commentary dealing with that theme. A global evaluation of the event was positive. (JMD)