Redesigning Training for Internal Medicine
Authors: Ishak A. Mansi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Letters5 December 2006Redesigning Training for Internal MedicineIshak A. Mansi, MDIshak A. Mansi, MDFrom Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-11-200612050-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: In the recent American College of Physicians (ACP) position paper (1), Weinberger and colleagues recommended initiatives to redesign resident training, including emphasis on ambulatory care experience. Another important facet in redesigning internal medicine training is to provide training on how to perform the most commonly needed procedures for both inpatient and outpatient care and not training residents to know only what to perform.Current training seems to prepare residents to treat more complicated medical problems but not simpler ones (2–4). However, in handling these complicated diagnoses, residents sometimes call on subspecialists to do what they already know ...References1. Weinberger SE, Smith LG, Collier VU. Redesigning training for internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:927-32. [PMID: 16601254] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Wiest FC, Ferris TG, Gokhale M, Campbell EG, Weissman JS, Blumenthal D. Preparedness of internal medicine and family practice residents for treating common conditions. JAMA. 2002;288:2609-14. [PMID: 12444870] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Mandel JH, Rich EC, Luxenberg MG, Spilane MT, Kern DC, Parrino TA. Preparation for practice in internal medicine. A study of ten years of residency graduates. Arch Intern Med. 1988;148:853-6. [PMID: 3355305] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Biro FM, Siegel DM, Parker RM, Gillman MW. A comparison of self-perceived clinical competencies in primary care residency graduates. Pediatr Res. 1993;34:555-9. [PMID: 8284089] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Horning JR. Redesigning training for internal medicine [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:864-5. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoRedesigning Training for Internal Medicine Steven E. Weinberger , Lawrence G. Smith , Virginia U. Collier , and Redesigning Training for Internal Medicine James R. Horning Redesigning Training for Internal Medicine George N. Dalekos , Konstantinos Makaritsis , and Eirini I. Rigopoulou Redesigning Training for Internal Medicine John P. Fitzgibbons and Frederick J. Meyers Redesigning Training for Internal Medicine Steven E. Weinberger , Lawrence G. Smith , and Virginia U. Collier Metrics Cited byCurrent World Literature 5 December 2006Volume 145, Issue 11Page: 864KeywordsConflicts of interestHeadachesInpatientsIschemiaLesionsOutpatientsSub-specialty care ePublished: 5 December 2006 Issue Published: 5 December 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...