[Shared residency training in internal medicine--a need for the 21st century]

The crisis that has enveloped internal medicine over the past decade has resulted in difficulties in attracting the best and brightest graduates to this specialization. Since an increasing number of graduates are female, there is often a conflict between raising a family and completing demanding postgraduate medical training. We suggest that serious consideration be given to part-time training in internal medicine in Israel. This article outlines our proposal and reports experience in other countries that supports the concept of postgraduate training in a part-time position. We suggest that this idea is suited to internal medicine and should be seriously considered by the regulatory authorities.