Postgraduate training route and content of subsequent practice

This study compared the practices of family medicine residency graduates with those of graduates from rotating internship programs. Proportions of medical services billed to the provincial government in each of 15 service classes formed the data base. No significant differences were observed between the groups in general, across groups for any class of medical services. Although the two groups appear to provide the same services, these results do not indicate that the two groups perform in the same manner or with the same results. Practice content, however, appears to be patient dictated rather than physician dictated. The issue is not, then, which training is better, but rather, are any of the present routes adequate.