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The Relationship of Residents' Autonomy and Use of a Teaching Hospital's Resources.
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Feinglass, Joe; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study examined the relationship between (1) internal medicine patients' total charges and lengths of stay and (2) the degree of autonomy that attending physicians (n=65) permitted their residents (n=40). Results suggest that internal medicine residents have an inherently conservative practice style valuing low-intensity workups and rapid patient…
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine
Opinions about Management of Geriatric Syndromes Given by Internal Medicine Residents in Two Programs.
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Miller, Douglas K.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Comparison of opinions of residents in two programs providing different amounts of geriatric training concerning management of four geriatric and two traditional internal medicine problems found all had less confidence about geriatric than traditional problems. Students with more training offered more support for nondiscriminatory care of elderly…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education
Internal Medicine Residents' Monitoring of Their Colleagues' Moonlighting Activities at the University of Cincinnati.
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Yingling, Kevin W.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
The University of Cincinnati Department of Internal Medicine instituted a peer review moonlighting committee of residents to design departmental guidelines, document work activities, identify discrepancies, and initiate control policies. Results suggest such a program may help establish mutually acceptable work activity guidelines while…
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Institutional Research
How Completely Internal Medicine Residents at a New York State Teaching Hospital Met the Expectations of a Credentialing Protocol.
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Gabryel, Timothy F.; And Others – Journal of Academic Medicine, 1991
A study with two graduate medical student cohorts (n=18, n=20) supports use of a structured protocol for student credentialing that includes stringent monitoring of the entire process and formal, regular feedback to housestaff regarding progress. Students credentialed with the revised monitoring showed significant improvement in results.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Is Test Security an Issue in a Multistation Clinical Assessment?--A Preliminary Study.
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Stillman, Paula L.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigated possible differences in standardized patient examination scores for three groups of undergraduate (n=176) and graduate (n=221) medical students assessed at different sites over two years. Results show no systematic change in scores over testing dates, suggesting no problems with breach of test security. (MSE)
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Longitudinal Studies
Residency Directors' Assessments of Which Selection Criteria Best Predict the Performances of Foreign-Born Foreign Medical Graduates during Internal Medicine Residencies.
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Gayed, Nasser M. – Academic Medicine, 1991
A 1990 survey of 102 directors of internal medical residencies with the largest numbers of foreign-born foreign medical graduates revealed the most important performance predictors were performance on the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination or National Board of Medical Examiners test, interviews, and U.S. postgraduate clinical experience.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Clinical Experience, College Entrance Examinations
The Assessment of Interpersonal Skills Using Standardized Patients.
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Schnabl, Gail K.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A multistation clinical examination using standardized patients was used over 4 years to assess the interpersonal skills of 346 fourth year medical students, 51 internal medicine residents, and 71 foreign medical graduates seeking admission to graduate study. Results indicate that a reliable assessment of interpersonal skills can be achieved this…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Medical Graduates, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students