Colin P West, Denise M Dupras
CONTEXT: Current medical training models in the United States are unlikely to produce sufficient numbers of general internists and primary care physicians. Differences in general internal medicine (GIM) career plans between internal medicine residency program types and across resident demographics are not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the general medicine career plans of internal medicine residents and how career plans evolve during training. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A study of US internal medicine residents using an annual survey linked to the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination taken in October of 2009-2011 to evaluate career plans by training program, sex, and medical school location...
December 5, 2012: JAMA