Home Research Research Library Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training 2017 Author(s) Carney, Patricia A, Eiff, M Patrice, Waller, E, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Initial Certification Questionnaire Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The optimal length of residency training in family medicine, as with emergency medicine, is an ongoing debate due to several factors, but perceptions of graduating residents are missing from this debate. METHODS: We used data from 3,054 family medicine residents who registered for the American Board of Family Medicine certification examination in 2014. A practice demographic questionnaire was a mandatory component of registration. The survey included the question, “If another year of training were available in your residency program, how likely would you be to pursue that?” We examined several factors potentially associated with interest in additional training. RESULTS: The sample was predominantly female (53.9%), white (65.7%), and non-Hispanic (91.7%), with a mean age of 32.5 years. Overall, 52.8% of respondents reported being not at all likely to pursue additional training if available, 26.4% reported being somewhat likely, and 21.4% reported being moderately or extremely likely to do so. Male respondents were more likely than females to express no interest in an additional year of training (57.7% versus 48.1%). As educational debt increased, the likelihood of interest in additional training decreased. Anticipated practice settings, planned scope of practice, and intention to perform specific procedures also influenced interest in pursuing additional training. CONCLUSION: Slightly less than half of graduating family medicine residents expressed interest in a fourth year of training. Interest in a fourth year was associated with several characteristics that may help the discipline decide on the optimal length of training. ABFM Research Read all 2017 Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half Go to Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half 2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings 2009 Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. Go to Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. 1996 Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems Go to Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems
Author(s) Carney, Patricia A, Eiff, M Patrice, Waller, E, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Initial Certification Questionnaire Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2017 Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half Go to Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half 2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings 2009 Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. Go to Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. 1996 Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems Go to Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems
2017 Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half Go to Family Physicians Practicing High-Volume Obstetric Care Have Recently Dropped by One-Half
2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings
2009 Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. Go to Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination.
1996 Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems Go to Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems
