Abstract
The guidelines for dual training in Emergency Medicine (EM) and Pediatrics over a 5-year program have long existed. Many have questioned the benefit of such training in relation to either specialty and in relation to Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) sub-specialty training. We report on the professional outcome, career focus, and job satisfaction of these graduates. Surveys were returned from 91% (n = 29) of graduates, all of whom reported completing either of the two combined training programs. All respondents reported practicing in an emergency medicine setting either with or without an additional pediatric emphasis. Fifty-nine percent reported an academic EM affiliation. Almost all (96.5%) would choose to repeat combined training and all reported they would recommend the combined program to medical students interested in Pediatrics and EM. Combined graduates report a high level of satisfaction with their training and overwhelmingly would recommend such training to medical students. Combined graduates seem to universally work in an ED setting, although a number maintain their pediatric involvement. Over half of the graduates participate in academic EM.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 137-140 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2007 |
Keywords
- Residency training
- combined residency training
- emergency medicine
- pediatrics
- physician careers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine