Career Decisions of Internal Medicine Residents
Authors: Vineet Arora, Sameer Badlani, Mubashir Khan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Letters17 July 2007Career Decisions of Internal Medicine ResidentsVineet Arora, MD, MA, Sameer Badlani, MD, and Mubashir Khan, MDVineet Arora, MD, MAFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Search for more papers by this author, Sameer Badlani, MDFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Search for more papers by this author, and Mubashir Khan, MDFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-2-200707170-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We commend West and colleagues (1) on their examination of the changes in career decisions of internal medicine residents during training—especially during this critical period of ongoing discussion regarding internal medicine residency redesign. However, the career intentions of international medical graduates—both foreign-born and U.S.-born—remain overlooked in West and colleagues' analyses. Given that more than 40% of internal medicine residency positions are filled by non-U.S. seniors, it is especially important to understand the career intentions of this group (2). Although earlier cross-sectional studies of career choice of internal medicine residents, elicited during the internal medicine in-training examination, suggest ...References1. West CP, Popkave C, Schultz HJ, Weinberger SE, Kolars JC. Changes in career decisions of internal medicine residents during training. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:774-9. [PMID: 17116922] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Iqbal Y. Residents, programs try to finesse complex visa issues. ACP Observer. July-August 2006:15-6. Accessed at www.acponline.org/journals/news/july06/visas.htm on 29 November 2006. Google Scholar3. Garibaldi RA, Popkave C, Bylsma W. Career plans for trainees in internal medicine residency programs. Acad Med. 2005;80:507-12. [PMID: 15851467] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Sox HC. Career changes in medicine: Part II [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:782-3. [PMID: 17116924] LinkGoogle Scholar5. McMahon GT. Coming to America—international medical graduates in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2004;350:2435-7. [PMID: 15190134] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoChanges in Career Decisions of Internal Medicine Residents during Training Colin P. West , Carol Popkave , Henry J. Schultz , Steven E. Weinberger , and Joseph C. Kolars Career Changes in Medicine: Part II Harold C. Sox Career Decisions of Internal Medicine Residents Colin P. West and Joseph C. Kolars Metrics 17 July 2007Volume 147, Issue 2Page: 145KeywordsConflicts of interestFellowshipsGraduate medical educationHospital medicineResidencySub-specialty care ePublished: 17 July 2007 Issue Published: 17 July 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...