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Using focus groups to understand causes for morale decline after introducing change in an IM residency program

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Title
Using focus groups to understand causes for morale decline after introducing change in an IM residency program
Published in
BMC Medical Education, July 2014
DOI 10.1186/1472-6920-14-132
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Authors

Lloyd Rucker, Johanna Shapiro, Cliff Fornwalt, Keenu Hundal, Swapna Reddy, Zarema Singson, Khanh Trieu

Abstract

Although program evaluation is a core requirement of Internal Medicine residencies, little is reported in the literature regarding resident satisfaction with training. Most program evaluation consists of numerical rating scales from which it is often difficult to pinpoint exact sources of dissatisfaction.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 4%
Spain 1 2%
Malaysia 1 2%
Unknown 42 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 13%
Student > Master 5 11%
Student > Bachelor 5 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 9%
Other 11 24%
Unknown 9 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 33%
Psychology 7 15%
Social Sciences 7 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 7%
Computer Science 2 4%
Other 2 4%
Unknown 10 22%