Self-Assessment of Preparedness among Critical Care Trainees Transitioning from Fellowship to Practice
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
IRB Statement
Data Availability
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Group Composition | |
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Physician In Training | 112 (62.2%) |
Recently Graduated Physician | 48 (26.7%) |
Non-Physician In Training | 13 (7.2%) |
Recently Graduated Non-Physician | 3 (1.7%) |
Other | 4 (2.2%) |
Specialties | |
Critical Care Medicine - Pediatrics | 66 (37%) |
Critical Care Medicine - Internal Medicine | 51 (28%) |
Critical Care Medicine - Surgery | 29 (16%) |
Critical Care Medicine - Anesthesiology | 21 (12%) |
Critical Care Medicine - Neurology | 10 (6%) |
Other | 24 (13%) |
Preferred Locations (Could Pick Multiple) | |
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Northeast USA | 85 (47%) |
Southeast USA | 45 (25%) |
Northcentral USA | 45 (25%) |
Southcentral USA | 11 (6%) |
Northwest USA | 40 (22%) |
Southwest USA | 40 (22%) |
Anywhere in USA | 22 (12%) |
Other Locations | 20 (11%) |
Practice Type | |
Full Time Academic | 128 (71%) |
Full Time Private | 24 (13%) |
Part Time Academic | 16 (9%) |
Part Time Private | 4 (2%) |
Other | 8 (5%) |
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Watkins, L.; DiMeglio, M.; Laudanski, K. Self-Assessment of Preparedness among Critical Care Trainees Transitioning from Fellowship to Practice. Healthcare 2019, 7, 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7020074
Watkins L, DiMeglio M, Laudanski K. Self-Assessment of Preparedness among Critical Care Trainees Transitioning from Fellowship to Practice. Healthcare. 2019; 7(2):74. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7020074
Chicago/Turabian StyleWatkins, Laura, Matthew DiMeglio, and Krzysztof Laudanski. 2019. "Self-Assessment of Preparedness among Critical Care Trainees Transitioning from Fellowship to Practice" Healthcare 7, no. 2: 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7020074
APA StyleWatkins, L., DiMeglio, M., & Laudanski, K. (2019). Self-Assessment of Preparedness among Critical Care Trainees Transitioning from Fellowship to Practice. Healthcare, 7(2), 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7020074