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Residency training in transition of youth with childhood-onset chronic disease
Manisha S Patel1, Kitty O'Hare
1Children's Hospital Boston, 75 Bickford St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA. frances.ohare@childrens.harvard.edu
Objective:
To assess the current medical school training of internal medicine and pediatric residents in transitioning youth with special health care needs from child-oriented to adult-oriented health care.
Methods:
We surveyed internal medicine and pediatric residents to assess their preparedness to transition youth with special health care needs to adult-oriented health care.
Results:
The survey results demonstrated that internal medicine residents felt unprepared to care for most patients with chronic childhood-onset illness; however, most pediatric residents were comfortable caring for such patients.
Conclusion:
Training in chronic childhood-onset illness should be included in internal medicine training programs.
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