Between the 1880s and 1930s, apprenticeship was transformed from an institution dominated by employers to one dominated by unions. Prior to this transformation, employers leveraged their ability to hire, fire, and discipline at will by requiring apprentices to post forfeitable performance bonds. Des…
The impact of the enterprise culture on education has resulted in a closer identification with industrial and economic activity. This has brought about an ideological and value shift which has given primacy to the efficiency of the education system in meeting the needs of the economy, and a correspo…
Establishing competency-based standards for professions promises to help solve many of the difficulties currently besetting continuing professional education. This paper explains why this is so by defining competency-based standards, describing their uses and, hence, showing why they have attracted …
To test the hypothesis that a program of regular reading and discussion would result in significant improvement in the surgical database as measured by the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE), we conducted a 2-year prospective study. The study group, which was comprised of 40 …
Although a few surgical residents do leave the surgical field, little research has been done into the eventual whereabouts of all surgical residents. We undertook this follow-up to find out what proportion of them enter the surgical field and to identify changing patterns over the past 15 years. We …
Source:American Journal of Diseases of Children
(1991)
Most future medical leaders receive little or no formal exposure to management and leadership training activities. Industry invests considerable resources in such training for middle and senior level managers. With the increasing complexity of health care delivery systems and the increased involveme…
Study objective: To compare the levels of work-related stress and depression reported by physicians-in-training in emergency medicine in three survey sites and to determine the effects of gender and marital status on stress and depression among these physicians. Design: Cross-sectional mail surveys.…
