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Training the clinician-manager. Assessing the reality
1Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association
|September 1, 1994
Summary
Occupational medicine residency programs should enhance administrative skills training. Graduates found current administrative training insufficient, highlighting the need for improved residency education in this area.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Medicine
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Administration
Background:
- Administrative skills are crucial for physicians but often underdeveloped during residency.
- Occupational medicine residency programs have included administrative training since 1983.
- The University of Arizona's program aimed to assess its administrative training effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness and applicability of administrative skills training for occupational medicine residents.
- To identify areas for improvement in the administrative curriculum of residency programs.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire survey was distributed to 17 graduates of the University of Arizona's occupational medicine residency program.
- Graduates rated the impact of various training activities on their administrative skill development.
- Response rate was 100%.
Main Results:
- Graduates reported low overall effectiveness ratings for current administrative training components.
- Key training activities assessed included rotations, chief resident duties, and committee work.
- Low ratings suggest a gap between residency training and on-the-job administrative needs.
Conclusions:
- Administrative training during occupational medicine residency is important but requires enhancement.
- Residency programs need to adapt training to better meet the administrative challenges physicians encounter in practice.
- There is a clear need for renewed and improved administrative training efforts in residency programs.