Factors associated with the subspecialty choices of internal medicine residents in Canada
Open Access
- 26 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Education
- Vol. 8 (1), 37
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-8-37
Abstract
Currently, there are more residents enrolled in cardiology training programs in Canada than in immunology, pharmacology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, geriatrics and endocrinology combined. There is no published data regarding the proportion of Canadian internal medicine residents applying to the various subspecialties, or the factors that residents consider important when deciding which subspecialty to pursue. To address the concern about physician imbalances in internal medicine subspecialties, we need to examine the factors that motivate residents when making career decisions.Keywords
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